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How an opioid addiction can eat your heart alive

Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences.

04/30/2018

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How an opioid addiction can eat your heart alive

Clip: 4/30/2018 | 7m 40sVideo has Closed Captions

Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences.

The pathway to deadly heart infections for people addicted to opioids often begins with a dirty needle or polluted drug. Special correspondent Kay Colby of Ideastream reports on a little-known problem with big consequences for patients and society as a whole.

04/30/2018

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