Prescription Painkillers: Use and Abuse
Season 2016 Episode 21 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
On this Insights, we discuss prescription painkillers, the use and abuse of these drugs.
In Hawaii, an average of 50 people die each year from the abuse of prescription painkillers. Are doctors prescribing too many pills to help manage pain?
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Insights on PBS Hawaiʻi is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i
Prescription Painkillers: Use and Abuse
Season 2016 Episode 21 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In Hawaii, an average of 50 people die each year from the abuse of prescription painkillers. Are doctors prescribing too many pills to help manage pain?
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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