Global Pandemic: Opioid Abuse Rises Again During Pandemic

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🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Opioid abuse is once again on the rise during the pandemic as patients find it easier to mask their pain then add it to their list of current worries. With the escalation in abuse, doctors are learning more alternate treatments to steer clear of prescribing pain killers. FOX’s Trey Yingst speaks with Dr. Sean McMillan, orthopedics and sports medicine, about the contributing factors of opioid abuse and other ways of treating patients in pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.8	Tuesday, September 29th, 2020. I'm Trey Yanks. Opioid abuse is on the rise as the
0:29.1	COVID-19 outbreak brings new problems for individuals around the world.
0:33.0	Patients that are using opioids, it can suppress their immune system,
0:37.0	it can suppress their ability to function day in and day out in a safe and coherent matter.
0:42.0	Those are all patients that are at risk for the
0:43.7	COVID-19 virus because their immune systems on up to up to speed.
0:48.7	This is the Fox News rundown. Global pandemic.
0:52.6	The stress of job loss, lockdowns and medical concerns can all be contributing factors
1:01.1	to the abuse of opioids.
1:03.4	Over the next few minutes, you'll get the latest headlines on the global COVID-19 outbreak,
1:07.9	and hear from Dr. Sean McMillan about opioid abuse amid the pandemic.
1:12.4	Starting first in Israel, where a countrywide lockdown is underway,
1:15.9	at least two hospitals in Jerusalem have reached capacity
1:18.7	to treat coronavirus patients.
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