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Opioid limits won’t solve addiction crisis, Obama says

Opioid limits won’t solve addiction crisis, Obama says

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday declined to endorse the boldest proposal from the nation's governors to tackle the heroin crisis: limiting the number of high-powered painkillers doctors can prescribe at a time. A recommendation to limit the number opioid painkillers that doctors can hand out gained bipartisan support at the National Governors Association's winter meeting over the weekend.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday declined to endorse the boldest proposal from the nation's governors to tackle the heroin crisis: limiting the number of high-powered painkillers doctors can prescribe at a time. A recommendation to limit the number opioid painkillers that doctors can hand out gained bipartisan support at the National Governors Association's winter meeting over the weekend.…