What One Bioethicist Learned From Becoming Dependent On Opioids — And Weaning Himself Off

After a motorcycle accident that almost took off his foot, Johns Hopkins University bioethicist Travis Rieder became dependent on the pain medication he had been prescribed.

Though he managed to wean himself off the drugs, the experience prompted him to write the book "In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle with Opioids."