Hudson votes for opioid abuse bills

After voting in favor of a package of bills to combat the opiod abuse epidemic, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-8, said the issue demands a national response.

There’s a total of 18 bills included in the package, ranging from addiction to pain management best practices. On Friday, the U.S. House passed the opiod bills. Now the House and Senate will work out differences before sending the measures to President Barrack Obama’s desk.

After the passage of the package of bills, Hudson said the bills are important steps to end opiod abuse.

“This legislation addresses different parts of the opioid epidemic while ensuring our tax dollars are used responsibly,” he said in a news release. “While we are working to address the opioid epidemic on a federal front, there is still much more work to do, and I will continue to pray for those who are suffering from this crisis.”