|Videos|September 11, 2017

The Growing Opioid Abuse Epidemic: What Factors Are Playing a Role?

In this video from PainWeek 2017, Jeremy Adler, MS, PA-C, co-owner of Pacific Pain Medicine, discusses why opioid abuse has become an increasingly urgent issue.

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