Episode #34 - Public Health Crisis: The Epidemic of Heroin & Prescription Opioid Abuse

Published: Feb. 20, 2017, 10:07 p.m.

It’s one of the largest, most wide-spread public health crises our country and our community has ever faced. The incidence rate of heroin and prescription opioid abuse and related deaths has reached epidemic proportions. On today’s show, we’ll explore how this concerning problem is affecting members of our community, and how it’s impacting medical education and practice. It’s a special report on collaboration to battle our community’s opioid abuse crisis, inside this edition of CTSI Discovery Radio