Inside Appalachia

Inside the Appalachian Opioid Epidemic Part 2: Veterans, Chronic Pain & Alternative Treatment


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It’s been about 20 years since the opioid epidemic started. Appalachia has been called ground zero for this crisis, and the Mountain State leads the country in drug overdose deaths. This episode of Inside Appalachia explores how the epidemic is affecting veterans, who are twice as likely to become addicted to opioids than the general, or civilian, population.
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Inside AppalachiaBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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