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Hooked on Painkillers

Doctors in the UK are prescribing record doses of highly addictive painkillers. Declan Lawn meets patients who have been hooked on painkillers for years.

Doctors in the UK are prescribing record doses of highly addictive painkillers. Around four million people are now taking opioids - drugs that are closely related to heroin. Reporter Declan Lawn meets patients who have been hooked on painkillers for years and he goes inside the NHS clinic helping them kick the prescription habit.

30 minutes

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Thu 19 Nov 201500:50
BBC Two Wales

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Credits

ReporterDeclan Lawn
ProducerSteven Hobson
Executive ProducerAndrew Head
EditorCeri Thomas

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Nov 201520:30
    BBC One
  • Wed 4 Nov 201503:30
    BBC News UK HD & UK only
  • Fri 6 Nov 201500:15
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
  • Fri 6 Nov 201500:45
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Fri 6 Nov 201503:30
    BBC News UK & UK HD only
  • Thu 19 Nov 201500:50
    BBC Two Wales