Senators Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia introduced the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018. The bipartisan bill would hold fraudulent substance abuse treatment programs and recovery centers accountable, by empowering the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to bring enforcement actions to combat such scams. Cortez Masto says “We must do everything we can to stop fraudulent and deceptive treatment providers from taking advantage of those suffering from addiction in their time of need. The growing opioid epidemic has led to an increase of unlawful, deceptive schemes aimed at individuals struggling with addiction throughout the country.