State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle today unveiled a series of bills to combat opioid addiction, a rapidly-growing public health problem in Minnesota. Willmar Representative Dave Baker lost his son, Dan, six years ago. Baker says it was a “typical story you hear so often: A back pain… our wonderful doctor tried helping him initially with some pain medication that spun out of control.” The bills would tighten prescription monitoring and tax drug distributors, with money going into a fund to expand services for Minnesotans addicted to opiates.