Consider This: Reporting on Black overdose deaths in Brockton

The region is dealing with an overdose crisis, especially among the Black community. In nearby Brockton, overdose deaths of Black residents have increased by 40% over the last five years, due in part to drugs contaminated with fentanyl.

WBUR health reporter Martha Bebinger joins Consider This host Darryl C. Murphy to discuss her reporting on the crisis, the people impacted, and what is being done to about it.