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Battling the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic on the Cape

A new generation of addicts are battling for their lives. As the pill supply dwindles, addicts are turning to heroin more than ever before. Sean Corcoran talks with Cape Cod Times reporter K.C. Myers on The Point about opiate addiction. The Cape Cod Times continues its coverage of the issue with a three-day series, "Pills That Kill: The Struggle for Recovery" starting Sunday, April 7. www.capecodonline.com/drugseries

The series addresses these issues:
*Growing number of babies born addicted to opiates

*Doctor’s changing attitudes on prescribing painkillers

* Cape Codders' fight to get insurers to cover their treatment

* Controversial new drugs to help addicts

* Profiles of Cape and Islanders learning to live sober

 

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