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Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Causes, Risks & Treatment Explained

Why are so many people getting addicted to prescription painkillers—and what can we actually do about it? In this episode of Cracking Addiction, I sit down with Associate Professor Suzanne Nielsen, one of Australia's leading experts on opioid use disorder, to explore the growing crisis of prescription opioid dependence. Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Causes, Risks & Treatment Explained While the U.S. grapples with heroin-related addiction, Australia is facing a different—but equally serious—epidemic: addiction to prescribed opioids like painkillers. Many assume that if a doctor prescribed it, it must be safe. But that’s not always the case. We uncover why even well-meaning medical use can lead to dependency, how opioid replacement therapies like methadone, buprenorphine, and long-acting injectable treatments are changing lives, and what Suzanne’s decade of research reveals about what truly works. Whether you call it painkiller addiction or prescription opioid use disorder, this episode breaks down the facts, treatments, and hope behind recovery, plus the surprising ways Australia’s response differs from the U.S. Could the same treatments used for heroin addiction be the key to ending prescription opioid misuse? Watch to find out.