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Dr. Frank Lawlis Explains How Opioid Dependency Changes The Brain

Dr. Frank Lawlis, co-founder of the Lawlis-Peavey PNP Center, explains how opioid dependency changes the brain on the latest episode of The Dr. Phil Show. Dr. Lawlis talks about everything from anxiety opioids to pain medications, and the effects they have on your brain and body chemistry are pretty shocking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-4IfH1A1hE

Writer Nathan Davidson

Published Sep 18, 2017

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