America's Other Public Health Crisis: 100,000 Overdose Deaths
The NPR Politics Podcast
The Evolving Crisis of Synthetic Fentanyl and its Impact on Communities
This chapter examines the grave impact of synthetic fentanyl on the ongoing opioid crisis, detailing the shift from over-prescribed opioids to more dangerous substances. It explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified addiction and altered the demographics of opioid-related deaths.
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