This article is over 7 years old

Houston Matters

Painkiller Addiction: What’s Behind This Epidemic?

When Prince died last month and his autopsy indicated Percocet in his system, it triggered dialogue about growing concerns over painkiller addition in America. The Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center works with addicts and trains doctors about proper prescription of pain medication. We talk with the center’s CEO, Matt Feehery. And Edel Howlin talks […]

| Posted on

Share

Listen

To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code:

<iframe src="https://embed.hpm.io/1/215652" style="height: 115px; width: 100%;"></iframe>
X
When Prince died last month and his autopsy indicated Percocet in his system, it triggered dialogue about growing concerns over painkiller addition in America.

The Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center works with addicts and trains doctors about proper prescription of pain medication.

We talk with the center’s CEO, Matt Feehery. And Edel Howlin talks with a recovering addict who describes how easy it is to get hooked on pain meds.

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

More Information

Recent Stories

More Articles by This Author