Bill Proposed to Curb Opioid Epidemic

Lawmakers are hoping a state proposed bill, the Pilfering Prevention Act, will help curb Tennessee’s opioid epidemic.
The act would allow prescription bottles for drugs considered severely psychologically or physically addicting to have a 4-number combination lock.
Each patient would be assigned a pin number to unlock the container.
The update would apply to only Schedule II prescriptions, meaning substances that have a high potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Most prescription bottles haven’t changed for 50 years.