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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Tainted drugs may be the cause of some USC student deaths

Nine USC students have died since school started in late August. While campus officials haven’t disclosed the causes behind all of deaths, three have been attributed to suicide. Today, USC President Carol Folt confirmed that LAPD is looking into drug overdose as a potential cause for some of the other deaths.

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By Madeleine Brand • Nov 13, 2019 • 1 min read

Nine USC students have died since school started in late August. While campus officials haven’t disclosed the causes behind all of deaths, three have been attributed to suicide. Today, USC President Carol Folt confirmed that LAPD is looking into drug overdose as a potential cause for some of the other deaths.

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