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A Limit to Pain Relief?

Doctors are looking to serve a generation that wants to feel no pain. Is this possible?

Aired 02/26/2018

CONNECT NY

A Limit to Pain Relief?

Clip: Season 4 Episode 2 | 5m 13s

Doctors are looking to serve a generation that wants to feel no pain. Is this possible?

Dr. Richard Blondell is a nationally known researcher on addiction and substance abuse and public policy expert on addiction as it relates to the nation's opioid addiction crisis. He spoke with Jim Aroune on the opioid epidemic, and our nations long history with pain relief.

Aired 02/26/2018

CONNECT NY is a local public television program presented by WCNY

Beyond Blame: How did we get here?

Connect NY: New York’s Response to Opioids (6m 26s)

A better understanding of addiction

Dr. Ross Sullivan is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital. (3m 54s)

Challenges to treating an Epidemic

Dr. Ross Sullivan is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital. (4m 44s)

A Doctors' Prescription

Connect NY: New York’s Response to Opioids (4m 14s)

A path to Treatment.

Dr. Ross Sullivan is the Director of Medical Toxicology at Upstate University Hospital. (4m 42s)

New York’s Response to Opioids

The epidemic is hitting all of New York State - some have come up with creative responses. (30s)

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