Prince’s fentanyl OD gives new urgency to opioid epidemic
Clip: 6/2/2016 | 5m 44s
Hari Sreenivasan talks to Sharon Stancliff on how we can reduce opioid fatalities.
The opioid epidemic sweeping the nation once more took center stage after law enforcement officials revealed that music icon Prince’s death in April was due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far stronger than morphine. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Sharon Stancliff of the Harm Reduction Coalition for more on how we can reduce opioid fatalities with better addiction treatment.
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Prince’s fentanyl OD gives new urgency to opioid epidemic
Clip: 6/2/2016 | 5m 44s
The opioid epidemic sweeping the nation once more took center stage after law enforcement officials revealed that music icon Prince’s death in April was due to an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid far stronger than morphine. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Sharon Stancliff of the Harm Reduction Coalition for more on how we can reduce opioid fatalities with better addiction treatment.
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