How the pandemic is affecting U.S. opioid epidemic
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How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths
The nation’s opioid epidemic has never been deadlier. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention says 100,000 people died of drug overdoses over the last year — a 30 percent increase from the year before and an all-time high. As William Brangham reports, these deaths are fueled by the rise of the extremely potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
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How the pandemic is affecting U.S. opioid epidemic
Clip: 11/18/2021 | 6m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
The nation’s opioid epidemic has never been deadlier. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention says 100,000 people died of drug overdoses over the last year — a 30 percent increase from the year before and an all-time high. As William Brangham reports, these deaths are fueled by the rise of the extremely potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
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