Proposed bill targets solicitation to help curb opioid epidemic

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bipartisan bill intended to help curb the state's opioid epidemic by increasing penalties for soliciting prostitutes has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives.Democratic Rep. Adam Miller and Republican Rep. Jim Hughes introduced the bill that would increase the penalty for solicitation from a third-degree to a first-degree misdemeanor. Potential jail time would increase from 60 to 180 days.The Columbus Dispatch reports Democrat Sen. Enda Brown and Republic