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FDA Plans New Measures To Combat Opioid Crisis

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The Food and Drug Administration has announced a set of new steps to combat the abuse of opioid painkillers, ranging from new dosage and packaging guidelines to research requirements for drug manufacturers. Here & Now's Eric Westervelt (@Ericnpr) talks with Barbara Feder Ostrov (@barbfederostrov), senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News and California Healthline.

This segment aired on February 28, 2019.

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