Republican Governor Charlie Baker is prodding state lawmakers to agree on a final version of a wide-ranging bill designed to address the state’s opioid addiction crisis.
Baker says the "clock is ticking."
Meanwhile, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Katherine Clark are teaming up to push legislation that would allow patients to request pharmacists only partially fill opioid prescriptions.
The goal of the legislation is to cut down the rise in opioid abuse by limiting the number of potentially unused pills that are available.
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