Number of Opioid Task Forces Keeps Growing With Addition of N.C. Comp Panel

The national opioid crisis has sparked a proliferation of opioid task forces, some specific to workers’ comp and others with a broader focus, raising questions about whether all the panels are needed. At a national level, President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order creating the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The commission, to be chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, will study ways to combat and treat drug abuse, and addiction. And in North Carolina, a newly formed workers’ comp opioid task force will hold its...