"The Opioid Epidemic: Heroin and prescription pain meds drug overdose deaths outnumber fatal car accidents in the US"

SHOW GUEST: Dr. Marvin Seppala

Responding to the national opioid epidemic, Hazelden Publishing and clinicians from its umbrella organization, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, have developed a comprehensive curriculum to help hospitals and other treatment centers treat addiction and prevent overdose deaths in their communities. According to Marvin D. Seppala, MD, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s chief medical officer, and author of Clinician’s Guide to the Twelve Step Principles, addiction to opioids – the group of drugs that includes heroin and prescription pain medications – is especially difficult to treat and relapse often means death. Join us as Dr. Sepalla describes the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation addiction treatment and recovery resources and the launch of its revolutionary COR-12".