Michael Betz, Part I: Ohio's Opioid Crisis

Premiere DateNov 6, 2017
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Categories Culture Politics Talk
00:00 Intro
00:51 Preface
01:13 Michael Betz
03:06 Surprising Effect of a College Degree
05:40 Economic Factors in Opioid Crisis
10:05 Outro
10:49 Home Blis
15:00 Finish

Michael Betz joins the show to discuss the report he co-authored on Ohio’s opiate crisis, including the economic factors that have played a role in it.

Michael Betz is an Assistant Professor of Human Sciences at Ohio State University. Click here to read the report.

Joe Virgillito is a staff writer and podcast producer at BTRtoday He is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a degree in journalism. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and wandering around aimlessly, as…

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