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Opioid overdoses claimed the lives of around 30,000 Americans in 2017.  Although 

What is being done to treat opioid addiction? How could an opioid vaccine fit into current treatment plans? MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with Joseph Lee, medical director at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Youth Continuum, and Professor Marco Pravetoni, a researcher working on developing a vaccine for opioids.

They talked about what makes opioid addiction such a difficult one to overcome, what treatment is available now, and how this vaccine could factor into future treatments.

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An estimated 30,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. in 2017. With so many people being affected, what is being done to treat addiction? MPR News host Kerri Miller sat down with two experts to try and answer those questions.

An estimated 30,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. in 2017. With so many people being affected what is being done to treat addiction? MPR News host Kerri Miller will sit down with two experts to try and answer those questions.

How do we treat opioid addiction?

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