LOUISVILLE (WHAS11) – Senator Mitch McConnell has introduced his own legislation aimed at helping in the opioid fight.
His bill called the “CAREER Act” would set up a state-based pilot program in which local businesses and treatment groups will work together to help those in recovery to find and maintain employment.
It would also give states more flexibility to spend federal career services funds to help those transitioning from treatment to the workforce.
Senator McConnell cited a study that shows the opioid crisis led to a roughly 25-percent drop in workforce participation.
