Conversations about the Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic in the US

by | Sep 9, 2015 | Blog, Learn |

Here & Now started a series of conversations about the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic that is hitting many parts of the country.

Part 1: Heroin Claims Two Sons in one Massachusetts Family

Host Robin Young talks with a mother from Massachusetts who is part of a movement to treat addiction as a health issue, and not a moral failure.

Read/hear it here.

Part 2: Doctor: Prescription Painkillers Kill More People Than Heroin

Host Robin Young talks with Dr. Andrew Kolodny, chief medical officer at Phoenix House, a non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, and co-founder and executive director of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing.

Read/hear it here.