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Kerri Miller and Elizabeth Shockman

The legal opioid dilemma

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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 Minnesota resident Malia Cole for another perspective on prescription drugs.

Use the audio player above to hear the full segment.