(WHDH) — CVS Health is planning to start limiting opioid prescriptions.

The company said it is going to have initial opioid prescriptions capped to a seven-day supply.

They added that it will give more money to addiction programs and counseling.

There were 24,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States last year.

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