The Prescription Opioid Epidemic: Crisis and Opportunity
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Americans constitute 4.6% of the world's population and consume 80% of the world's opioids and 99% of the world’s hydrocodone. There are five times more Americans with opioid substance use disorder than addicted to heroin. How did we get here and what can we do about it? Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30801]
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