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Deaths At Ohio Hospital Raise Questions About Oversight Of Prescription Fentanyl

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The campus of Mount Carmel West in Columbus, Ohio. (Gabe Rosenberg/WOSU)
The campus of Mount Carmel West in Columbus, Ohio. (Gabe Rosenberg/WOSU)

Nearly three-quarters of overdose deaths in Ohio are due to illicit fentanyl. But a series of deaths at one of central Ohio's largest health providers has led prescription fentanyl to come under scrutiny. Paige Pfleger (@PaigePfleger) of WOSU reports from Columbus.

This story was produced by Side Effects Public Media.

This segment aired on April 2, 2019.

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