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Problems with Painkillers!

New Hampshire Public Radio | By Laura Knoy
Published December 19, 2011 at 12:45 PM EST

New numbers show the Granite State is near the top when it comes to abusing painkillers. Also, New Hampshire is  one of only two states that does not monitor the purchases of these medications.  We’ll explore that latest on this issue, and what some are in New Hampshire are doing to reverse these sobering numbers.

Guests 

  • Dr. Seddon Savage - clinician, educator, and policy consultant in the fields of addiction medicine and pain medicine, and director of the Dartmouth Center on Addiction, Recovery & Education.
  • Karin Eckel - Assistant Attorney General,Criminal Justice Bureauof the N.H. Attorney General’s Office.

We'll also hear from 

  • Dr. David Heller - Emergency Room Physician at Portsmouth Regional Hospital
  • TBA
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Laura Knoy
Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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