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The crisis refers to the rapid increase in prescription opioid pain pills in the United States, This increase has led to skyrocketing rates of heroin use. This increase has also led to a significant increase in addiction and health related complications.
The crisis refers to the rapid increase in prescription opioid pain pills in the United States, This increase has led to skyrocketing rates of heroin use. This increase has also led to a significant increase in addiction and health related complications.
STATE PRESCRIBING LIMITATIONS
The graph below summarizes the maximum number of days for medical providers to prescribe opioids.
Due to having other regulatory entities dictate prescribing policies, this graph does not include prescribing data for New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin (NCSL, 2018).
(NCSL, 2018)
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