Opioids Take Heavy Toll On New Hampshire Hospital
With the opioid epidemic gripping the country, hospitals have been inundated with patients suffering from addiction. And not all those patients land in a hospital because of an overdose. They’re being treated everywhere, from the nursery to the operating room. Jack Rodolico (@JackRodolico) from Here & Now contributor New Hampshire Public Radio reports on how the drug crisis is reshaping one hospital in the Granite State.
According to a study by the Partnership For A Drug-Free America, drug-using teens are turning away from the street dealer and toward the family medicine cabinet in search of their next high. Madeleine Brand talks to Carol Falkowski of Research Communications, a nationally recognized alcohol and drug treatment center.