The United States is in the middle of an opioid addiction crisis. Millions of Americans are addicted to prescription painkillers, and thousands are dying from overdoses. The increase in addiction is attributed to doctors overprescribing painkillers. Recently doctors have decreased the amount of opioids prescribed as a response to the crisis, but there are still a high number of prescriptions given for these drugs. Listen to hear more about the trends in opioid prescriptions and what might be done about this crisis.
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October 15, 2015
4:20
Many professional athletes have been accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs. Some have confessed and some have gone to court denying their use. Why do these drugs cause such debate? Some say they are so prevalent it would be better to regulate them than to ban them. Others say using or prescribing these drugs is illegal and dangerous. What do you think? Would sports be better off regulating instead of banning performance enhancing drugs? Listen to this story and discuss both sides of this debate.
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7:42
From the early days of Pong to the current obsession with Minecraft, the pull to video games has never wavered; if anything, it has strengthened through the targeted efforts of the video game industry. As players sit at home, researchers are gathering data about your habits and interests from each action you make in the game, so they are literally "getting into" the minds of players as well as their wallets. Listen to this story to see how they do it.
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