Opioids In America
A record number of Americans have died from opioid overdoses in recent years. But how did we get here? And is this the first time Americans have faced this crisis? The short answer: no.
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America's Opioid Epidemic
April 4, 201912:01 AM ET
America's Opioid Epidemic
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