Editorial: Dealing with national epidemic
by Chicago Tribune
Apr 17, 2019
2 minutes
The United States is in the grip of a relentless, lethal epidemic. More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2017, twice as many as in 2006. Two of every three of the fatalities involved opioids - including heroin, prescription painkillers and fentanyl. It's a devastating crisis that has been felt in both rural towns and big cities.
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