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Opioid deaths surge amid pandemic

Name: Opioid deaths surge amid pandemic
Uploaded: 2021-05-25T23:12:51.000Z
Duration: 2 min 14 s
Description: Nearly 200 Americans are dying every day from opioid overdoses, an increase of 34 percent during the pandemic, according to the CDC. NBC News’ Morgan Radford takes us to West Virginia for a closer look at what’s happening and what’s being done to help.

Nearly 200 Americans are dying every day from opioid overdoses, an increase of 34 percent during the pandemic, according to the CDC. NBC News’ Morgan Radford takes us to West Virginia for a closer look at what’s happening and what’s being done to help.