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Hooked: Mississippi's Opioid Hangover

Season 5 Episode 502 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Addicts tell us how legal opioid prescriptions led to illicit use.

Mississippians are in pain. Doctors prescribe opioids at high rates to treat patients, putting Mississippi near the top for opioid prescriptions. Many citizens have become addicted to pain medication, and find themselves with nowhere to turn. Southern Remedy TV’s ‘Hooked’ reveals the consequences of opioid abuse and how legal opioid prescriptions led to illicit use.

02/22/2018

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Southern Remedy is a local public television program presented by mpb

Southern Remedy

Hooked: Mississippi's Opioid Hangover

Season 5 Episode 502 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Mississippians are in pain. Doctors prescribe opioids at high rates to treat patients, putting Mississippi near the top for opioid prescriptions. Many citizens have become addicted to pain medication, and find themselves with nowhere to turn. Southern Remedy TV’s ‘Hooked’ reveals the consequences of opioid abuse and how legal opioid prescriptions led to illicit use.

02/22/2018

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