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As opioid addiction skyrockets, Intermountain Healthcare vows to cut the number of pills it prescribes by end of 2018

Through training, alternatives to pain management and raising awareness, Utah-based network of hospitals and clinics aims for a 40 percent reduction in opioid tablets.

(Courtesy Utah Department of Health) Intermountain Health announced on Tuesday it would cut the number of opioid tablets it prescribes by 40 percent by the end of 2018. Red stickers will be placed atop opioid prescription bottles through the end of May as part of a health department initiative called Talk to Your Pharmacist. The stickers are to prompt prescribers to talk to their pharmacist about the risk of using opioids.