Thirty years into the opioid crisis, we still struggle to find other options for pain relief. This hour, TED speakers explain new understandings of how the brain interprets pain and new ideas to cope.
Guests include equestrian Kat Naud, physician and researcher Amy Baxter and opioid reform advocate Cammie Wolf Rice.
Original broadcast date: June 7, 2024.
This episode of TED Radio Hour was produced by Matthew Cloutier, Fiona Geiran, Chloee Weiner and Rachel Faulkner White. It was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour.
Our production staff also includes James Delahoussaye, Katie Monteleone, Harsha Nahata and Kai McNamee. Irene Noguchi is our executive producer. Our audio engineers were Robert Rodriguez, Ko Takasugi-Czernowin and Tiffany Vera Castro.
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