#27: Taking a Closer Look at the Opioid Crisis with Holly Fletcher

Guest: Holly Fletcher, healthcare reporter My guest today is Holly Fletcher, healthcare reporter for Nashville’s daily newspaper, The Tennessean. She joins me for an in-depth conversation about the origin of the current opioid crisis and the actions being taken by everyone from the federal government to local health agencies as they try to get a grasp on the situation. She also shares some of the first-hand knowledge she’s gained by listening to a wide array of people who have been affected by this epidemic’s medical, economic and social repercussions. For more about Recovery Unscripted, visit http://recoveryunscripted.org To read more of Holly's current work, visit https://readbirddog.com  To read more of the research and reporting that we discuss in this interview, visit http://tennessean.com and search for "Holly Fletcher" Music from this episode: "The Ache" by David Condos - URL: davidcondos.com "Sunbeam" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Epilogue_1331/Sunbeam - Composer: Chad Crouch "Holding Hands" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Epilogue_1331/Holding_Hands - Composer: Chad Crouch "Lazy River" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Yearning/Lazy_River - Composer: Chad Crouch "Ninety-One" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Yearning/Ninety-One - Composer: Chad Crouch "Chrysallis" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Epilogue_1331/Chrysalis - Composer: Chad Crouch "Delphi" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Yearning/Delphi - Composer: Chad Crouch "In" by Podington Bear - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Rhythm_and_Strings/In_1520 "Ronny" by Alex Fitch - URL: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Alex_Fitch/Eola/Ronny_1253