Southern Remedy
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Southern Remedy
Southern Remedy is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship

- News and Public Affairs

Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.












Support for PBS provided by:
Southern Remedy is a local public television program presented by mpb
