PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE | BY EDITORIAL BOARD | 09.30.16
State lawmakers should use the few remaining days in the legislative calendar to pass new laws aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic. In a rare address Wednesday to a joint session of the General Assembly, Gov. Tom Wolf stressed the possibility of accomplishing much if members from both chambers and parties roll up their sleeves and commit to getting the job done. He was spot on. Delay means more lives lost.
Far too many — nearly 3,500 last year alone — have been lost already. Now is the time to act on legislators’ proposals or those Mr. Wolf has advanced to address the crisis.