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Top doctor proposes regulations to combat opioid abuse, deaths
The state's top health official wants to limit how many pills with opiates patients can get at once, outlaw paper prescriptions for those drugs and outlaw doctors from giving out the drugs themselves.
Arizona Opioid maker target of state AG probe
Attorney General Mark Brnovich is looking into the marketing practices of an Arizona firm that manufactures opioids.
Ducey orders health care providers to report opioid overdoses and deaths
Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Tuesday allowing the director of the Arizona Department of Health Service to collect the names of those who overdose on opioids.
Eugene Monroe: An NFL player speaks openly about medical marijuana
Active professional athletes rarely speak against the policies of the leagues for which they play. But for Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Eugene Monroe, the dangers of opioids prescribed to NFL players for pain management – and the potential for a healthier alternative in medical marijuana – is too important to stay silent.
