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How big is California’s opioid crisis?

President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Nearly 100 people die every day from an opioid overdose in the U.S., according to the CDC. In California, 4500 residents died of an overdose in 2015.

By Madeleine Brand • Oct 26, 2017 • 47m Listen

Photo: Used Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) containers and syringes sit in a case, after paramedics revived a man in his 40's, who was found unresponsive, after overdosing on opioids in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S., August 9, 2017. Picture taken August 9, 2017. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How big is California’s opioid crisis?

President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Nearly 100 people die every day from an opioid overdose in the U.S., according to the CDC. In California, 4500 residents died of an overdose in 2015.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

How big is California’s opioid crisis?

President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. Nearly 100 people die every day from an opioid overdose in the U.S., according to the CDC. In California, 4500 residents died of an overdose in 2015.

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