28-02-2018 01:02 via deseretnews.com

Bill to prevent 'dying from detox' moves forward at Utah Legislature

SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of bills targeting Utah's opioid crisis moved forward Tuesday at the Utah Legislature.Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, is sponsoring HB410, which would create a work group to study alcohol and substance withdrawals within county jails and report the findings to the Legislature.Moss said there are rising jail deaths across the country due to the opioid crisis, known as "dying from detox."Madison Jensen had been fighting an opioid addiction when she died in the D
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