Florida Attorney Pamela Jo Bondi Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr

The attorneys general of Georgia and Florida welcomed the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis report released late Wednesday.

“Our office is looking forward to reviewing this important report,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said by email of the 131-page document. “We understand the commission, comprised of experts from all over the nation, has been gathering facts from all angles of the crisis, and we appreciate their hard work.”

Carr has spoken frequently around the state to groups fighting the addiction epidemic and heavily promoted the drug takeback event last Saturday targeting unnecessary pills in medicine cabinets. Sheriffs' offices around the state have set up secure boxes for dropping off unneeded prescription drugs for safe disposal.