Sentences with phrase «time painkiller prescriptions»

She helped write a bill this year aimed at stopping the opoid crisis by expanding access to Narcan and restricting the length of first - time painkiller prescriptions given to patients.

Not exact matches

While prescription painkillers have played a role in the epidemic, crackdowns mean many now get opioids on the street — including fentanyl, which can be 100 times more powerful than heroin.

According to Gil Kerlikowske, director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, prescription painkillers were responsible for 16,600 deaths in 2010 — well over five times more than those caused by heroin.20

Each has their own personal issues: Jon is addicted to prescription painkillers, and Ponch struggles to control certain urges... and unfortunately for viewers, the two spend an inordinate amount of time discussing these issues.