MLB and players' union expected to discuss testing for opioids following Tyler Skaggs' death

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MLB and players' union expected to discuss testing for opioids following Tyler Skaggs' death
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MLB and the players’ union are expected to discuss whether to expand the major league drug testing program to include random screenings for opioids.

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ autopsy reveals intoxication by opioids and alcohol when he died July 1 in a Texas hotel room, according to the medical examiner.Hernandez: Angels employee’s alleged involvement in Tyler Skaggs’ death is one of many questions

, The Times reported last week. More than 31,000 people in the United States died last year after taking fentanyl or a similar substance, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.in prison for selling opioid pills laced with fentanyl. Authorities found nearly 100,000 phony oxycodone pills in the man’s apartment.

In the major leagues, he said, club doctors, athletic trainers and other personnel are trained to identify and report signs and symptoms of potential abuse. Opioids are tightly regulated, as federally controlled substances that require a legitimate medical prescription and carry a significant risk of abuse.

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