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Join us for a special Arts inFocus as we take a look at some fantastic artists from the Rochester area and beyond

Deaf View / Image Art" is a fairly new genre of art coined by deaf historians and artists 30 years ago as a way to recognize artists exploring deaf culture and the deaf experience.

Cynthia Scudo is a mother of 8 and grandmother of 20. She is also an addict.

Do people die immediately when they take an opioid overdose? Find out on this segment of Myth or Medicine.

On this segment of Myth or Medicine: Do pain medications lead to addiction?

The buprenorphine implant can help treat addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers, by eliminating the daily reminder to take the prescription.

The buprenorphine implant can help treat addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers, by eliminating the daily reminder to take the prescription.

What is addiction, and why do some people become addicted, and some people don’t?

It is heartbreaking to hear a story about a person who relapses after going through addiction treatment.

It is very difficult for someone to recover from drug addiction without proper treatment.

Just eight weeks after their son Patrick died of a heroin overdose, Mary and Joe Mullin courageously share their story in this Second Opinion one-hour special.

One family's experience with heroin in Rochester

What usually starts innocently enough as taking pain medication appropriately prescribed by a doctor, can turn into a deadly addiction for some. Jennifer Matesa shares her story of the darkest days of her addiction to her recovery on this addition of Second Opinion.

A film that follows the journeys of three women whose lives have been forever changed as result of their addiction to opioids.

Experts say the heroin epidemic, which is a growing problem nationwide, is largely spurred by people who first become addicted to prescribed opiate pain medications. As the pills become more expensive and harder to obtain, people move on to the cheaper and more potent high that heroin can provide. Cynthia Scudo, grandmother of twenty, shares the story of hip pain that ended with a nine-year addiction to heroin.

Joseph and Mary Mullin share their heart-wrenching story of their son Patrick's addiction.

On this segment of Second Opinion 5: What are the five signs of opioid pain medication abuse?

Patrick Seche is here to tell you five early signs of opioid use disorder.

Hear one woman describes what is feels like to be in the throes of addiction.

Heroin is opioid based just as many pain medications are.

A look into the opioid crisis in Rochester