California passed bills 1751, 1752 and 1753 in 2018 to help fight the opioid epidemic. These bills aim to decrease overprescription and abuse of opioids. Drug prescription data is now shared across jurisdictions on Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation Systems (CURES). Other bills AB 2487 and 2789 require physicians to undergo training on opioid dependency and send electronic prescriptions to avoid counterfeit prescriptions.
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