contact me, saying, i can t find a doctor, i m in so much pain. has this left some patients in the lurch, made it harder for some patients to find doctors who will treat them? i think yes, in all honesty. the university of washington always saw patients that the community felt uncomfortable seeing. that s part of our mission. but dr. kahana and dr. franklin believe the guidelines, first published in 2007 as voluntary, are reversing the overdose epidemic in their state. between 2008 and 2010, we saw about a 20% decline in the state in the number of deaths. she says that her low-back pain is at a zero intensity. it s working. there s no question. no, not in my mind at least. so this helps me understand that we re on the right track.
chronic pain. this is my favorite. dr. alex kahana is chief of pain medicine at the university of washington. it is all for the patient. this is not a clinic with doctors offices, it is for patients. he designed the center for pain relief, he says, to be a welcoming, supportive environment for patients who want to live normal lives. to make it, you know, human, to make it tender, to make it hospitable. when people ask me, is it hard? no, it s not hard. it s a privilege to do that. it really gets to you, doesn t it? yeah. you re taking more than we now consider a safe dose. many of these patients are here because some physicians and legislators are trying to curb washington state s prescription drug overdose problem. i think this is the worst manmade epidemic in history. dr. gary franklin is medical director for the state of
0 you both seem very at peace. i m very at peace. very peaceful. we ve been given a great life. it s unfortunate charlotte has this syndrome and great now that it s working. she s doing so great today. this is a drug overdose call. every 19 minutes in the united states someone dies of an accidental overdose. this is crazy. not a single, solitary one of these people has to die. we re used to thinking of it starting here, looking like this. but something happened in this country, and now increasingly it starts here in your own home. as we speak, someone died. right now. and over the next hour, three people will die. he went to sleep, and he had no idea this was going to be his last night on earth. from misusing perfectly legal prescription drugs. taking a deadly dose. i m a little concerned that may have taken something that wasn t good for me on accident. i took a few methadone from my grandpa. they were 10 milligrams. what you are listening to are actual
idea this was gonna be his last night on earth. from misusing perfectly legal prescription drugs. taking a deadly dose. pointen center, this is debra. i m a little concern had that may have taken something that wasn t good for me on accident. [ phone ringing ] i took a few methadone from my grandpa. they were 10 milligrams. what you are listening to are actual calls. how is he acting? at the washington poison center in seattle. just drowse? i okay. and lately, more and more of them sound something like this. and today, i took about 90 milligrams of percoset. oh you did? 6:00, i wasn t really thinking and i did a bar of xanax and i m reading all this stuff online how that is a very lethal combination. i have a lot of friends who died in their sleep and i just wasn t really thinking. now i m wondering if i should stay up tonight. that kind of call to me is really scary. oh, it is scary. what goes through your mind? so, i would be very frightened
people will die. he went to sleep and he had no idea that was going to be his last night on earth. from misusing perfectly legal prescription drugs. taking a deadly dose. poison center, this is deborah. i m a little concern had that may have taken something that wasn t good for me on accident. [ phone ringing ] i took a few methadone from my grandpa. they were 10 milligrams. what you are listening to are actual calls. how is he acting? at the washington poison center in seattle. just droizy, okay. and lately, more and more of them sound something like this. and today, i took about 90 milligrams of percoset. oh you did? 6:00, i wasn t really thinking and i did a bar of xanax and i m reading all this stuff online how that is a very lethal combination. i have a lot of friends who died in their sleep and i just wasn t really thinking. now i m wondering if i should stay up tonight. that kind of call to me is really scary. oh, it is scary. what goes