About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of celebrating a drop in drug overdose deaths while emphasizing the ongoing crisis.

With the number of drug overdose deaths dropping, some are celebrating. But is there a risk in declaring victory too early and cutting funding for prevention? Today’s guest on Grieving Out Loud, an addiction researcher at Stanford, says not so fast. About 72,000 overdose deaths a year still exceeds the total number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War. Dr. Wayne Kepner says not only are far too many people still dying, but celebrating too early could cost more lives. He recently wrote an ...

People in this episode

Host: Angela Kennecke

Guest: Dr. Wayne Kepner

Topics covered

• drug overdose
• addiction research
• public health
• prevention funding
• opioid epidemic

Keywords

• drug overdose deaths
• opioid epidemic
• addiction research
• public health
• prevention funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Grieving Out Loud: A Mother Coping with Loss in the Opioid Epidemic podcast page.