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Podcast: Inside Appalachia
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Ground Zero for the Opioid Epidemic, How Law Enforcement is Finding New Ways to Tackle Addiction
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:53:56
Publish Date: 2019-04-26 10:39:16
Description: Like a slow-motion tsunami, the opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of our friends and neighbors. Four of the top five states with the highest rates of drug overdose deaths are here, in Appalachia. The drug epidemic is changing, but it’s not going away. People are still fighting for their loved ones and communities. This episode of Inside Appalachia looks at traditional and innovative ways law enforcement is tackling the challenge. And we’ll hear from people who end up behind bars anyway, as they struggle with substance use disorder.
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