AdvertisementOverdose deaths are so high that the Biden team is embracing ideas once seen as tabooUpdated October 27, 2021Brian MannfacebookEmailSecretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said the overdose epidemic has grown so severe that new measures are needed to keep people with addiction alive. He is seen here on Capitol Hill in September. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on October 27, 2021.