Does Missouri need a prescription drug monitoring program?

Asked by ABC 17 News

211 Votes

Does Missouri need a prescription drug monitoring program?

70%

Yes Yes

30%

No No

70%

Yes

The Missouri Senate has approved a bill to create a prescription drug monitoring program. Supporters say the database would be a powerful tool in the fight against opioid addict... Show More

The Missouri Senate has approved a bill to create a prescription drug monitoring program. Supporters say the database would be a powerful tool in the fight against opioid addiction. Show Less

2 Comments

Max

Because it would help track drug abuse.

Harold Kerr II

SO YOU LIKE BIG BROTHER?

Kelley Kuensting

Addictive Opioids can and do wreak havoc in families and society. They need to be tracked and monitored from their source to their end user. The only way to monitor those who doctor shop and use multiple pharmacies to obtain opioids is a to have this monitoring system. Period. Wake up Missouri!

Max

To Harold , I don't like big brother, the dems like big brother, I also don't like watching addicts killing themselves with drugs and taking others with them. With a simple tracking system people would not get lethal doses, to kill themselves with or to sell to others.

30%

No

This isn't the first time a bill to create a prescription drug monitoring program has been in the Missouri General Assembly. Opponents say maintaining and using such a database ... Show More

This isn't the first time a bill to create a prescription drug monitoring program has been in the Missouri General Assembly. Opponents say maintaining and using such a database creates privacy issues. Show Less

3 Comments

Harold Kerr II

This needs to be CONFIDENTIAL. BIG BROTHER has no business with this info.

Audrey Shewmaker

It makes it harder for those who are on them for a good reason.

Max

Drug abuse is not a good reason.

Steve TheBmann

The beauracracy is already too big. We need to find simpler, less cost effective ways of controlling meds.

Max

Criminals can't skirt this law. It's a good law.

Max

Don't vote for Democrats.

Steve TheBmann

Also, more laws do nothing for the criminals and seemingly only punish the law abiding tax paying citizens.

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

Asked by ABC 17 News

183 Votes

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

77%

No

4 Comments

Fred

Been a Mizzou fan for over 60 years. Just Missouri being Missouri ...

Ed Pesek

They didn't beat any good team this year

Harris Nelson

We never won against the ranked teams. Now we made our head coach one the highest paid in the college.

Ashley Chase

Mizzou football fans and boosters need to make a decision. Are we as content as fans with the job Drinkwitz is doing. If winning 8, 9, or 10 wins a season is good enough, the keep giving Drinkwitz and his staff contract extensions.

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

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380 Votes

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

37%

I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37%

I'm optimistic

0 Comments

No one has commented yet

63%

I'm pessimistic

5 Comments

Denzel McVeigh

Trump and his goons in every state in every department are running it into the ground acting like it's the best thing ever and it's not. People are suffering now more then his first term or even during Biden term

Toasty

> "Trump and his goons" Goons? It's 2025. Trump is a lot of things, but comparing he and his team continued success to a childish name, you need better sources of your insults. For example, stop using The Rolling Stone as a primary news source.

Max

Then, you prefer the 9% inflation for 4 straight years, instead of 2.9%. Where did you get your economics degree?

Sara Kalinowski

We're too close to 2026 and it'll take a long time to reverse.

Chris Lyle

Trumplestiltskins

Fred

That was during a period of worldwide inflation ... and we were actually doing better than most other advanced countries. Inflation is higher now than when Biden left office.

Fred

Compare November 2025 to November 2026 ... roughly same and 2026 figure was held down by the government shutdown. Let's check back at this time next year and you try to explain away the recession.

Max

Inflation is less than 1/3rd of when Biden was in office. Fix your calculator.

Max

Biden tactics were destroying the world's economies.

Max

The U.S. dollar dominates the world economy due to its role as the primary reserve currency, backed by the massive U.S. economy, unmatched financial market liquidity, and historical inertia since the 1944 Bretton Woods system. It facilitates 88% of global exchange transactions, 54% of trade

Jamie Kochert

On a fixed income and everything is more expensive.

ABC 17 News

Does Missouri need a prescription drug monitoring program?

70% Yes Yes

30% No No

70% Yes

30% No

Are you happy with the Mizzou Tigers' football season?

23% Yes Yes

77% No No

23% Yes

77% No

Are you optimistic about the economy heading into 2026?

37% I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63% I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37% I'm optimistic

63% I'm pessimistic

70%

Yes Yes

30%

No No

70%

Yes

30%

No

23%

Yes Yes

77%

No No

23%

Yes

77%

No

37%

I'm optimistic I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic I'm pessimistic

37%

I'm optimistic

63%

I'm pessimistic