The Habit: Opioid Addiction in America
Opioid addiction is a national epidemic. According to the U.S
Department of Health & Human Services, "drug overdose deaths
are the leading cause of injury death in the United States." In
this episode, Nathan, Ed and Brian look at America's long history
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Each week we take a topic that people are t...
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Opioid addiction is a national epidemic. According to the U.S
Department of Health & Human Services, "drug overdose deaths
are the leading cause of injury death in the United States." In
this episode, Nathan, Ed and Brian look at America's long history
with opioids - like opium, morphine and heroin. They’ll discuss how
late 19th century doctors spurred the nation’s first addiction
crisis and how race and class have shaped our perception of addicts
and addiction.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Department of Health & Human Services, "drug overdose deaths
are the leading cause of injury death in the United States." In
this episode, Nathan, Ed and Brian look at America's long history
with opioids - like opium, morphine and heroin. They’ll discuss how
late 19th century doctors spurred the nation’s first addiction
crisis and how race and class have shaped our perception of addicts
and addiction.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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