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What a cluster of drug overdose deaths could tell us about the shape of the addiction crisis

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In February, eight people in St. Louis died from drug overdoses over two days. The victims were all Black and all but one lived in the same apartment building.

Here & Now's Scott Tong talks with Andrew Joseph, a reporter for STAT, about what this cluster tells us about the new shape of the addiction crisis.

This segment aired on July 27, 2022.

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