request less than their total prescribed amount of opioids at the pharmacy. These components of the STEP Act are broken down as follows: Seven day limit on opioid prescription: Opioid prescriptions given to all adults and minors cannot exceed the seven day supply limit. The only individuals that are exempt from this ruling and therefore can receive an opioid prescription that exceeds the seven day limit are those that are suffering from chronic pain. Patients can request partial fill of opioids: When opioids are being prescribed, the prescriber must inform the patient about the risks of taking opioids; and their option to request an amount less than the prescribed amount. If they feel inclined, patients have the option to request a smaller quantity of opioids than the amount that has been prescribed to them. Pharmacists must comply with the patient's request and inform the prescriber about the amount of opioids given. Michigan A similar plan to Massachusetts was created in Michigan, when the state introduced the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), allowing doctors to check when and what painkillers had already been prescribed to a patient, and thereby help keep addicts from switching doctors to receive drugs. Minnesota On May 22, 2019, Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, signed the Opiate Epidemic Response Bill, otherwise known as 'Chapter 63', into law. This law aims to raise funding to combat the opioid epidemic, specifically in Minnesota, via the taxation of pharmaceutical companies, prescribers, and medication distributors. The gathered funds will be deposited into the 'opiate epidemic response account' and allocated by the Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council, created through the bill's legislation. The council will be in charge of distributing the funds throughout the state to ensure the most significant impact on those communities hit hardest by the opiate epidemic. The state hopes to collect upwards of $20 million in fees annually to contribute to funding programs created by the council. Missouri In December 2019, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA-STL) reported that St. Louis had a new high of opioid overdose deaths at 1018. When the COVID-19 pandemic occurred three months later, it impacted opioid overdoses incidents significantly, particularly among the Black community in North St. Louis County, North St. Louis City and parts of South City. Combatting the intersecting outbreaks, local Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) have combined to provide simultaneous Narcan, nasal spray naloxone, an opioid antagonist,