Patients Turn to Alternative Pain Treatments Amid Opioid Crisis

In 2015, 92 million Americans used prescription opioids to alleviate or manage pain, with 11.5 million reporting they misused them. Now more than ever, people are seeking alternative treatments to avoid using pain pills. In our special series, “America’s Opioid Crisis,” VOA’s Elizabeth Cherneff introduces us to a doctor helping people manage pain and combat their addictions.