Common Ground
Common Ground - Opioid Abuse in North Carolina
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A bi-partisan group of NC political leaders are calling opioid abuse an epidemic.
Lawmakers of both parties say North Carolina needs tighter regulations on the legal prescribing of opioid medicines. Statistics show that opioid abuse is rising in North Carolina, whether it's illegal drugs like heroin or prescription painkiller abuse. Host Kelly McCullen interviews NC Attorney General Josh Stein and Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-Pitt County)
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Common Ground is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Common Ground
Common Ground - Opioid Abuse in North Carolina
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Lawmakers of both parties say North Carolina needs tighter regulations on the legal prescribing of opioid medicines. Statistics show that opioid abuse is rising in North Carolina, whether it's illegal drugs like heroin or prescription painkiller abuse. Host Kelly McCullen interviews NC Attorney General Josh Stein and Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-Pitt County)
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