Pharmaceuticals, Doctors, and Misinformation | Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

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Understanding the Opioid Epidemic abuse addiction advocate awareness brain communities community condition consequences death decisions dependence depression disease doctors dopamine dopamine receptors dopamine transporters drugs epidemic facts health heroin hope illness limbic system medication myth neuron opioid overdose pain painkillers parents peers pharmaceuticals prescription recovery relapse stigma tragedy treatment understanding withdrawal youth lesson lesson plan WNED
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Health Studies
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Pharmaceuticals, Doctors, and Misinformation | Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

Learn how doctors, pharmaceuticals, and misinformation influence the prescription of opioid pain medications. Then, consider when opioid pain medications should be prescribed to patients and share this information with others.
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PBS Learning Media

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