State Senator Jim Seward announced Tuesday the release of a special report from the Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction. The report included 48 legislative and budgetary recommendations to help fight the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic. A bill sponsored by Senator Seward that would offer an incentive to employers who hire recovering addicts was part of the package.

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