How the pandemic is affecting U.S. opioid epidemic
Clip: 11/18/2021 | 6m 44s | Video has closed captioning.
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.
Aired: 11/18/21
