Pharmageddon: The Rx Drug Crisis

Linda Kalin directs the Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center, a partnership between UnityPoint Health and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She has over twenty-five years of experience in clinical toxicology and speaks frequently about the abuse of prescription drugs, including opioid painkillers and Adderall. Kalin began her career as an emergency room nurse and in 1989 became Iowa's first Certified Specialist in Poison Information. She was instrumental in the development of the statewide poison control center in 2000.