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Debra Houry On The Opioid Epidemic & Centers for Disease Control
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Debra Houry On The Opioid Epidemic & Centers for Disease Control

Dr. Debra Houry is an Emergency MD who works at the CDC as Director of National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. She joins us to discuss the scope of the opioid epidemic and the new CDC guideline for prescribing opiates for chronic pain. We also tackle the multiple challenges and difficulties we face in taking on this complex problem as well the potential for making an impact.

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