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This bill, the Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018, aims to provide drug manufacturers and distributors with access to anonymized information through the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System (ARCOS) to help them identify, report, and stop suspicious orders of opioids, thereby reducing diversion rates. The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to regularly make available to manufacturers and distributors information on the total number of distributor registrants and the total quantity and type of opioids distributed to each pharmacy and practitioner registrant. It also imposes civil and criminal penalties on registered manufacturers and distributors of opioids who fail to review this information before each distribution. Additionally, the bill requires the Attorney General to prepare and share reports on distribution patterns of certain controlled substances with state regulatory, licensing, and law enforcement agencies.

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