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Event Rebroadcast: Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on the Opioid Epidemic

Event Rebroadcast: Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on the Opioid Epidemic

FromAfter the Fact


Event Rebroadcast: Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on the Opioid Epidemic

FromAfter the Fact

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stat: 130. Opioid use disorder is responsible for approximately 130 overdose deaths a day in America. Story:  One of the biggest health threats facing Americans today is opioid use disorder, with an overdose-related death occurring every 11 minutes. In this rebroadcast of a conversation at Pew with Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, learn more about this public health challenge and how we can save lives.
Released:
Sep 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society’s biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.