How a bioethicist broke his dependence on opioids - and what it taught him about the U.S. health care system

Travis Rieder, PhD Travis Rieder, PhD (photo by Jim Howe) (photo by
Jim Howe) After a motorcycle crash left him severely injured, After
a motorcycle crash left him severely injured, Travis Rieder, PhD
Travis Rieder, PhD, received prescription opioids to help relieve
the pain. He became dependent. Rieder -- the director of the master
of bioethics degree program and a research scholar at the Johns
Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics - shares his experience and
what it revealed to him about the American health care system in
his book,, received prescription opioids to help relieve the pain.
He became dependent. Rieder -- the director of the master of
bioethics degree program and a research scholar at the Johns
Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics - shares his experience and
what it revealed to him about the American health care system in
his book, "In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with
Opioids." "In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with
Opioids." Rieder, who was at Upstate Medical University to deliver
a lecture, previously Rieder, who was at Upstate Medical University
to deliver a lecture, previously shared his story with NPR's Terry
Gross on "Fresh Air." shared his story with NPR's Terry Gross on
"Fresh Air."