Bill seeks to make drug nicknamed ‘pink’ illegal

The Alaska House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill to add a form of synthetic heroin to the state’s list of restricted drugs.

House Bill 24 now advances to the House Finance Committee.

HB 24 was drafted by Minority Leader Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage. In a statement supporting the bill, Millett said the drug, nicknamed “pink,” is “responsible for the overdose deaths of at least 46 people nationwide since 2015.”

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