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A conversation with Travis Rieder

Of Mountains and Minds podcast - November 29, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratings
In the US today, opioids kill more people than car accidents and gun violence. In 2017, more individuals died from an opioid overdose than at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Meet Travis Rieder, an incredible academic, bioethicist, author and TEDx speaker. Travis has come face to face with the ...

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Dr: Travis Rieder: Pain, Opioid Addiction & Recovery

Parenting Well Podcast - November 05, 2019 00:10 - 51 minutes
Today's WELL guest is Dr. Rieder. He is a philosopher by training, bioethicist by profession, communicator by passion, and author of the book, “In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids.” In Pain describes Dr. Rieder's sudden and intimate run-in with the health care system that lef...

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Travis Rieder, "In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids" (Harper Collins, 2019)

New Books Network - September 11, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratings
On a spring day in 2015, Dr. Travis Rieder’s life changed. A motorcycle accident, a shattered foot, and a long series of surgeries later, the John Hopkins University bioethicist had a far deeper understanding of opioid use in America than he ever planned. In his new book In Pain: A Bioethicist’s ...

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The agony of opioid withdrawal -- and what doctors should tell patients about it | Travis Rieder

TED Health - June 28, 2018 15:00 - Video ★★★★ - 957 ratings
The United States accounts for five percent of the world's population but consumes almost 70 percent of the total global opioid supply, creating an epidemic that has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths each year. How did we get here, and what can we do about it? In this personal talk, Travis ...

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SIO23: Is It Morally Acceptable to Have Children? with Travis Rieder

Serious Inquiries Only - March 13, 2017 04:47 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 978 ratings
Joining us today is Travis Rieder! Travis is a philosopher at Johns Hopkins who deals with Population Ethics and related questions. Find his academic page here. Given the uncertainty of outcomes of our potential children, and given the many problems humanity faces due to overpopulation, is it mor...