Maryland Hospitals Working To Cut Down Over-Prescribing Opioids

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — 78 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses. Many become addicted after a doctor prescribes the drugs for a medical condition.
The Anne Arundel Health System just completed a study on how opioid drugs are prescribed. What they found concerned them, and is leading to change.
More than 1,000 people a day are treated in emergency rooms for misusing opioid drugs. In Baltimore, the opioid fentanyl, which is 100 times more potent than heroin, is a common killer.
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