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Opioid Addiction Risk Factors

Clip: Season 16 Episode 1610 | 1m 59s

Opioids act on your brain in powerful and potentially dangerous ways. Find out what factors increase your risk of addiction. Lora L. Jasman, MD or Rockwood Clinic/MultiCare Health System in Spokane explains.

Aired: 06/20/19 | Rating: NR

Production funding provided by Providence Inland Northwest Washington

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