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#1 - Dr: Travis Rieder: Pain, Opioid Addiction & Recovery
Category: Kids & family
Duration: 00:51:29
Publish Date: 2019-11-05 00:10:54
Description:

I'm Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL guest is Dr. Rieder. He is a philosopher by training, bioethicist by profession, communicator by passion, and author of the book, “In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids.” In Pain describes Dr. Rieder's sudden and intimate run-in with the health care system that left him dependent on oxycodone. In this podcast, we discuss:

  • The nuances of pain
  • Prescribing opioids for trauma, post-surgical pain, and long-term pain
  • Opioid tolerance, dependence and addiction
  • Naloxone
  • Drug use and the developing brain
  • How parents can advocate for their child if opioids are prescribed
  • Parenting and building protective factors
  • The moral obligation of the health care system to both manage pain and reduce harm. 
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