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Dr. Melanie Weiss: Battling an Opioid Addiction (Part 1)
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English - January 07, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCareers Business Science optometry women business leadership health mothers balance eyes eyecare entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Melanie Weiss, OD, of Watertown, South Dakota, had it all: a loving husband, three beautiful daughters, a successful optometry practice. Her opioid addiction put it all at risk. In part 1 of this 2-part series, Dr. Weiss describes how three surgeries in three years contributed to a hellish dependency. The day she was arrested became the turning point in getting her life back in order. Listen to part 2.