Dozens of prescription medicine bottles in a jumble. This collection of pill bottles is symbolic of the many medications senior adults and chronically ill people take.(Photo: Getty Images)Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday ordered the state’s employee insurance plan and its Medicaid plan to limit narcotic painkiller prescriptions in an effort to cut future drug addiction.The order signed by the Republican governor limits the initial prescription of opioid drugs for adults to a 7-day supply. Children are not prescribed more than a 7-day supply unless they have cancer, other chronic disease or a traumatic injury.Ducey announced the actions during a Capitol event kicking off a campaign highlighting substance abuse issues known as National Red Ribbon Week.”This is a preventive step, and one we hope that employers and insurance companies will follow our lead to address the scourge of addiction on the front end,” Ducey said. …
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