Conversation so far:
How is Orrin Hatch involved witht the Opioid Crisis?
Orrin Hatch introduced the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, narrowing the broad authority of the DEA to suspend drug manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers.
Was the Ensuring Patent Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act voted into law?
The Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act passed the Senate and Tom Marino passed a version of the bill in the House and was signed by President Obama
How did the Opioid crisis develop?
The Opioid Crisis began with over-prescription of opioids in the 1990s, which led to them becoming the most prescribed class of medications in the United States leading to misuse.
How does the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act affect the drug companies?
Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act clarifies penalties for manufacturing or dispensing outside approved procedures while helping to ensure that supply chains to legitimate users remain intact
Did the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act cause controversy?
The Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act made it impossible for the DEA to suspend a drug company's operations for failing to comply with federal law.
Was the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act ever repealed?
No

Question: How did the new acts or laws affect the opioid crisis?
Self-contained rewrite: How did the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act affect the opioid crisis?