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What are opioids? What is opioid addiction? Is addiction a disease or a choice? Joji Suzuki, M.D., M.Sc., Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Program Director of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, answers patients’ most commonly searched questions about opioid addiction.

Joji Suzuki, M.D., M.Sc., Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Program Director of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program, answers patients’ most commonly searched questions about opioid addiction.

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0:00 – Intro
0:16 – What are opioids?
1:19 – What is fentanyl?
1:46 – What is opioid addiction?
2:16 – Is addiction a disease or choice?
2:56 – What are the warning signs?
4:07 – How to use opioid pain medication safely?
4:42 – How is opioid addiction diagnosed?
5:33 – How is addiction treated?
5:53 – Are medication treatments safe?
7:17 – Where can I seek help for opioid addiction?

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