Call The Doctor
Opioid Addiction: Overdose Epidemic
Season 29 Episode 2 | 25m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
If you are suffering from addition or know someone who is, you are not alone.
Opioids... a class of drugs that are naturally derived from opium – like heroin or morphine – or synthetically created to mimic it’s effects – like OxyContin or Vicodin. Since 2000, hospitalizations for opioid overdoses have climbed by 184% in our region and heroin overdoses have risen by close to 40%. If you are suffering from addition or know someone who is, you are not alone.
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Call The Doctor is a local public television program presented by WVIA
Call The Doctor
Opioid Addiction: Overdose Epidemic
Season 29 Episode 2 | 25m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Opioids... a class of drugs that are naturally derived from opium – like heroin or morphine – or synthetically created to mimic it’s effects – like OxyContin or Vicodin. Since 2000, hospitalizations for opioid overdoses have climbed by 184% in our region and heroin overdoses have risen by close to 40%. If you are suffering from addition or know someone who is, you are not alone.
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