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Addicted to opioids

An NHS inquiry into the extent of addiction to opioids in Britain has stalled

An NHS inquiry into the extent of addiction to opioids in Britain has stalled over concerns by scientific advisers that the full extent of the problem isn't being explored. Gail, who became addicted to opioids after a horse riding accident, tells her story, and we speak to the chair of the Royal College of GPs Helen Stokes-Lampard.

(Image: morphine tablets, credit: Science Photo Library)

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