West Michigan Week
Michigan’s Opioid Crisis #3805
Season 38 Episode 5 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
We talk about how the medical community & law enforcement are responding to this epidemic.
The opioid crisis is here in your community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says “Prescription Painkiller Overdoses are a Public Health Epidemic.” More people died of an overdose in 2016 -- more than died in the entire Vietnam War. We’ll discuss how the trend of overprescribed opioid painkillers has led to their abuse - and - the abuse of illicit drugs like heroin.
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West Michigan Week is a local public television program presented by WGVU
West Michigan Week
Michigan’s Opioid Crisis #3805
Season 38 Episode 5 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The opioid crisis is here in your community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says “Prescription Painkiller Overdoses are a Public Health Epidemic.” More people died of an overdose in 2016 -- more than died in the entire Vietnam War. We’ll discuss how the trend of overprescribed opioid painkillers has led to their abuse - and - the abuse of illicit drugs like heroin.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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