Today Dr. Lindsay Harmon, IUEM grad and current faculty, testified in front of Senator Miller and Committee about a new bill addressing opioid abuse in Indiana. Dr. Harmon addressed specifically the chronic pain program at Methodist hospital and how opioid abuse is handled in the emergency department setting. Other testimonies from previous opioid abuse victims, addiction psychiatrists, pediatricians and other task force members provided enlightening views on how this national issue affects other areas of medicine and the community.
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