Is the Opioid Epidemic Forcing a New Attitude toward Addiction?

To the Point

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4.4 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2016

⏱️ 54 minutes

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America faces an epidemic of overdose deaths from prescription pain medications as well as illegal heroin. We hear how new thinking about drug addiction has led to new ways for doctors and the pharmaceutical industry to deal with drug addiction.

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0:00.0	Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence.
0:06.4	The twice-monthly podcast features thinkers and trendsetters in conversation with one of political journalism's leading voices.
0:13.9	Through the show's unique and sometimes surprising perspectives, you'll get up to speed on the current issues shaping the Beltway and the world. Find sheer
0:23.7	intelligence on KCRW's iTunes page. From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International,
0:32.8	this is To the Point. A deadly epidemic and new rules for drug addiction.
0:42.2	Hello again, I'm on Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.
0:46.2	A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.
0:48.7	Drug abuse has long been criminalized, but drug addiction is now recognized as a medical problem,
0:54.0	and it's taking a staggering
0:55.6	toll. Overdose deaths from opioids, prescription painkillers, as well as heroin, are breaking
1:01.5	records. I think the public doesn't fully appreciate yet the scope of the problem.
1:06.1	Doctors and the pharmaceutical industry have both been part of the problem. They're also
1:09.9	considered essential to finding the right solution. Will new rules from the Obama administration be
1:14.9	enough to get the epidemic under control? Today's talking point, America's world champion
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2:03.0	America faces an epidemic of overdose deaths from prescription pain medications as well as illegal heroin.
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