Rehder's opioid bill passes first test, but faces perils

Thursday, February 7, 2019

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri House on Wednesday advanced a bill to create a statewide monitoring program for prescription opioids, but efforts to make Missouri the final state to adopt such a system still face steep opposition.

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