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 of the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S. But if legislators and health care providers move to crack down on addiction, how will that affect people who legitimately need and have come to rely on prescription drugs to treat their chronic illnesses? 

What can we learn from new research into opioid addiction?

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke to Minnesota resident 

 for another perspective on prescription drugs.

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How will the fight against addiction impact those who use prescription opioids?

There has been much coverage of the growing opioid epidemic in the U.S. But if legislators and health care providers move to crack down on addiction, how will that affect people who legitimately need and have come to rely on prescription drugs to treat their chronic illnesses? MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke to a Minnesota resident for another perspective on prescription drugs.

The legal opioid dilemma

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