Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

Program Experts Suggest Solutions

Experts from the program give suggestions on how physicians should treat patients to prevent new cases of opioid addiction. They advocate for building stronger doctor and patient relationships to find what is best in managing pain. Experts speak about providing easy access to information to patients, parents and teens on how to prevent addiction.

Program Experts Suggest Solutions

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    Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

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    Understanding the Opioid Epidemic combines stories of people and communities impacted by this epidemic along with information from experts and those at the frontlines of dealing with the epidemic. The program traces the history of how the nation got into this situation and provides possible solutions and directions for dealing with the crisis.

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