Sound Medicine: June 2, 2013

Side Effects Public Media

Published June 2, 2013 at 12:00 AM EDT

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/060213_full.mp3

The “Sound Medicine” program for June 2

Dealing with the devastating consequences of prescribing opioids for pain

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