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Bill to limit government restrictions on painkillers introduced

Paulina Pineda//December 19, 2017//

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Bill to limit government restrictions on painkillers introduced

Bill to limit government restrictions on painkillers introduced

Paulina Pineda//December 19, 2017//

Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, introduced a bill last week that would seek to prohibit the state from limiting the number of prescription pain pills that can be prescribed to a...

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Tags: overdose, health emergency, opioid abuse, doug ducey, opioids, HB2030, Jay Lawrence

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