LCO No. 175 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 476 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 175 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist. AN ACT DECLARING OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS AND ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION ON OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) declare opioid and 1 substance use disorders a public health crisis, and (2) establish a 2 commission on opioid and substance use disorders to make 3 recommendations to address such disorders. 4 Statement of Purpose: To declare opioid and substance use disorders a public health crisis and establish a commission on opioid and substance use disorders.