WASHINGTON _ Former Vice President Joe Biden says he would combat the opioid crisis by banning pharmaceutical companies from making payments or providing incentives for physicians to prescribe their products.
Biden's campaign unveiled a list of proposals Wednesday aimed at curbing opioid addiction, just six days ahead of the March 10 Missouri primary. Biden will be campaigning in St. Louis and Kansas City Saturday as he pursues the Democratic presidential nomination.
Missouri has seen a steady rise of opioid-related overdose deaths since the 1990s, but remains the only state without a prescription drug monitoring program because of a yearslong legislative standoff.
