官方網站: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000dbpf
國家/地區: 英國
語言: 英語
上映日期: 2020-01-16(英國)
片長: 59分鐘
又名: Addicted to Painkillers? Britain’s Opioid CrisisIMDb: tt11684264
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劇情簡介:
InAmericait』sanepidemic.NownewevidenceraisesconcernabouttheUK』suseofprescriptionopioids.MichaelMosleygoesonanimmersivejourneytoaskwhatcanbedoneaboutit.
TheopioidepidemichasdevastatedAmerica.Butwhat』sthesituationhere?AnewreportfromPublicHealthEnglandraisesseriousconcernsaboutBritain’sownrelationshipwithpainkillers.DrMichaelMosleyembarksonanimmersivejourneytoBritain』sopioidfrontlineandmeetspatientsstrugglingwithaddictionandGPsfightingaconstantbattletohelpthosesufferingfromchronicpain.Healsouncoversworryingevidenceofpeopleabusingover-the-counteropioidsanddiscovershoweasyitistobuystrongopioidsonline.
NearlysixmillionpeopleinEnglandandWaleswereprescribedanopioidlastyear.Michaelwantstouncoverhowandwhywe』reconsumingtwicetheamountofopioidsastwentyyearsago,especiallywhenthescientificevidenceheencountersdisturbinglysuggeststhatforthemajorityofpeopletakingthemforchronicpain,thesedrugsmostlydon』tevenwork.Thoughavitaltoolinourdoctors』armourytocombatacutepainandincancerandend-of-lifecare,thePublicHealthEnglandreportrevealedthatmorethanhalfamillionpeoplehavebeenonopioidsformorethanthreeyears.
Michaelcautionsthatpeopletakingthesedrugsshouldnotsuddenlystoptakingthem.Nevertheless,ashediscovers,longtermorhighdoseusedoesleavethemexposedtogreaterriskofsideeffectsincludingdependency,addictionandevenaccidentaldeathbyoverdose.
Asmanyas28millionBritonsendurechronicpain-andifwe』retokickwhatseemslikeadangerousnationalopioidhabit,Michaelbelievesthatthecriticalissueisdeprescribing.Millionsnowrequirehelpcomingoffopioidsanddrug-freealternativestothem.ForMichaelthisisnothingshortofachallengeasimportantasthefightagainstcancerandheartdisease.
Sohowmuchdopeopleonthegroundreallyknowaboutthesepowerfulpainkillers,someofwhich,includingfentanyl,canbemanytimesstrongerthanheroin?Onhistravels,MichaelmeetsKareninHastingswhonowbelievesherfiveyearsonincreasinglystrongopioids『turnedherintoazombie』.ButhealsoencountersBrendainSalfordwhothinksthemorphineshehastakenforfifteenyearstohelpwithherexcruciatingbackpainisthethingthatmakesherlifejustaboutbearable.AndhespendstimewithVickiwhose50+-a-dayover-the-counterpainkillerhabitledtooverdoseandneardeathbeforeshefinallyadmittedheraddictionandstarteddetox.
