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A community overwhelmed by opioids

Huntington, West Virginia’s growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone.

10/02/2017

PBS News Hour

A community overwhelmed by opioids

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Huntington, West Virginia’s growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone.

At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responders to business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts to fight back haven't been enough to curb the overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our series, "America Addicted."

10/02/2017

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