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The deadliest wave of the fentanyl crisis is here. Why aren’t we doing more to stop it?

The deadliest wave of the fentanyl crisis is here. Why aren’t we doing more to stop it?

Apple News In Conversation · Apple News

February 4, 202325m 48s

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Show Notes

Every day, nearly 200 Americans die from a fentanyl overdose. This synthetic drug represents the latest phase of the decades-long opioid epidemic that began with prescription pain pills. Scott Higham is part of a team of reporters at the Washington Post that investigated the crisis — and the government failures that led us here. Higham spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about the Post’s investigation.