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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 239
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1159
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.
AN ACT DEFINING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AS A DISEASE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to redefine substance use 1
disorder as a disease. 2
Statement of Purpose:
To increase public and private resources to fight the drug and alcohol
addiction epidemic in Connecticut.