American Journal Of Public Health Podcast

The dramatic epidemic of opioid addiction and death by overdose has obscured the fact that millions of people suffer from pain, need to be treated, but are denied access to care. The two problems of pain management and opioid addiction are intricate and the situation has grown out of control, there is little or no evidence to support an alternative approach, and the possible solutions are years away from being even implemented. My interviewees are Richard Bonnie, Mark Rothstein, Mark Schumacher, and Daniel Carr.