Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The opioid death toll, and why fentanyl has become the drug of choice for Mexican drug cartels
New estimates from the CDC show another increase in overdose deaths last year -- to a record 72,000. That’s a lot more than the number of deaths from guns, car crashes, or even AIDS at its peak.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readNew estimates from the CDC show another increase in overdose deaths last year -- to a record 72,000. That’s a lot more than the number of deaths from guns, car crashes, or even AIDS at its peak. A lot of those deaths can be blamed on fentanyl, the synthetic opioid.
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The full episode
1 of 5Trevor Noah on his brand of political comedy- 0:00The opioid death toll, and why fentanyl has become the drug of choice for Mexican drug cartelsYou’re reading this
- 9:11LAPD Chief considers clearing old bench warrants for homeless people
- 14:52How Trevor Noah uses comedy to affect politics
- 34:59An angry protest movement in Boyle Heights forced some art galleries to leave
- 43:13What’s next for the e-scooter sharing business in Santa Monica