Now to the opioid crisis. The Substance Abuse task force is considering a number of hills to battle the growing heroin epidemic. Jc heather is here with the options. Reporter there seems to be a growing consensus that the penalties need to be increased along with better monitoring of prescriptions for opioids. The task force held the final meeting today. The new witness was the head of the New Hampshire state police. He says Law Enforcement is trying new tactics to deal with the problem, including a mobile enforcement team. They also heard about a Program Designed to keep addicts out of the criminal justice system. We see anywhere from 800 and hundred people a year in our programs, and that is because Law Enforcement understands addiction out here in vervain county, and understands that everybody doesn t want to be addicted. Reporter they are considering several bills for the process, d penalties, requiring drug education, mandating drug monitoring programs, and requiring companies to
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