Chasing Heroin
February 23, 2016
// 01:54:11
Chasing Heroin
February 23, 2016
// 01:54:11
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A searing, two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light — telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic’s years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining shifts in U.S. drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime.
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