State of Addiction: Ricketts signs new drug law limiting opioid prescription

WEBVTT CAMILA: KOHLL’S PHARMACISTS SAY THEY’RE ON BOARD WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS, TELLING ME IT WON’T CHANGE THEIR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS IF YOU WALK INTO ANY KOHLL’S PHARMACY IN THE METRO, YOU’LL SEE THIS SIGN, REQUIRING PATIENTS TO SHOW I.D., FOR ALL CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. >> WE’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN, LB 931 >>WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN, LB 931 IS NO LONGER A BILL IT IS NOW LAW. >> GOVERNOR RICKETTS APPROVED NEW MEASURES WEDNESDAY THAT REQUIRE ALL NEBRASKA PHARMACIES, TO ASK FOR ID’S TO PICK UP OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS, THE LAW, ALSO LIMITS PRACTITIONERS TO PRESCRIBING A MAXIMUM SEVEN-DAY SUPPLY OF OPIOIDS FOR MINORS AT ANY ONE TIME. AND REQUIRES DOCTORS TO NOTIFY PEOPLE ABOUT THE POSSIBLE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH POWERFUL PAINKILLERS. >> IT’S SO IMPORTANT. I WISH PEOPLE COULD SEE HOW MUCH MY SISTER HAD BEEN PRESCRIBED IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS OF HER LIFE >> SENATOR SARA HOWARD HAS THE PILL BOTTLES DISPLAYED IN HER OFFICE, SHE INTRODUCED THE BILL, AFTER HER SISTER DIED FROM A PRESCRIPTION OVERDOSE. PHARMACISTS LIKE DYLAN SHERRILL SAY HOWARD DID A GOOD JOB LISTENING TO THEIR CONCERNS, MAKING SURE PATIENTS WHO ARE TOO ILL TO PICK UP THEIR OWN MEDS, CAN STILL GET WHAT THEY NEED. >> WE DO A LOT OF WORK WITH GROUP HOMES AROUND TOWN WITH MAYBE SOME DISABLED PEOPLE THAT CAN’T MAYBE ANSWER THE DOOR WHEN WE COME. >> EXPERTS FROM COALITION R.X. SAY THE FOCUS ON LIMITING EXPOSURE TO TEENS AND KIDS, IS A BIG STEP. >> THE MOST CURRENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE RISK FOR ADDICTION INCREASES EXPONENTIALLY AFTER THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF OPIOID USE TO TREAT ACUTE PAI