With pain medications like opioids commonly prescribed to injured workers, discussions about preventing and treating addiction among workers’ compensation claimants have increased in recent years. But what precisely is addiction? How does it impact people? How do we identify it? What amplifies it, and how do we correct it? Hear Dr. Drew Pinsky, a doctor of internal medicine and an addiction specialist popular among television, radio, and internet audiences, share his informed insights on those topics. He will also discuss other information valuable for claims payers, such as identifying available community-based resources for addressing addiction and how mental health issues overlap with addiction.