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S.T.O.P. Act <br />Overview <br />Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act, signed by <br />Roy Cooper on June 29, 2017. Part of larger action <br />plan for the state. <br />Goals: combat the opioid epidemic by reducing <br />misuse and overuse. <br />Targeting Schedule II and Schedule III Opioids <br />3 people die per day in NC from opioid overdose1 <br />Over 1200 unintentional opioid deaths in 20161 <br /> <br />1.Source: Average daily deaths using N.C. State Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics-Deaths, 2015-2016. <br />