The_Jefferson_Exchange_10_11_2016_1B.mp3
Bonus: JPR's Liam Moriarty reports on opioid addictions turning to heroin addictions.
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Who would have thought that the drug story of our time is a story of legal drugs, prescribed by doctors?
Opioids, prescription painkillers, became highly popular for pain management. And then they became a source of consternation for health workers and police, as people began committing crimes to obtain the drugs or to obtain money to buy them, because they are so highly addictive.
RxSafe Humboldt is one of several coalitions that have cropped up to address opioid addictions in our communities. Dr. Mary Meengs at Humboldt Independent Practice Association and and Bill Hunter at Open Door Community Health visit to talk about the work of reducing abuse and even regular use.