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Opioid crisis: the doctor who got addicted
Lou Ortenzio got addicted to opioids as he was prescribing them to his patients in the US.
Lou Ortenzio worked as a doctor at the epicentre of an opioid crisis in America. But as he was prescribing painkillers to his patients, Lou was also taking the medication himself. His consumption spiralled and turned into a full blown addiction, which cost him his career. He tells Neal Razzell how delivering pizza helped him to turn his life around.
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