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News and Public Affairs
2018

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

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.

1 Season · 1 Episode

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Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

Season 1 Episode 1 | 55m 11s | CC

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.

Funding has been provided by BlueCross BlueShield Association and the Brain Research Foundation.

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