How America's Opioid Crisis Spiraled Out of Control
Description
The rapid rise of prescription drug abuse teamed with the availability of street drugs like heroin and fentanyl have made America's opioid epidemic impossible to ignore. This Bloomberg QuickTake examines how the opioid crisis developed and the steps people are taking to try to stop it.
Runtime
2 min 14 sec
Subjects
- Substance use (111)
- Drug addiction (114)
- Substance abuse (361)
- Criminology (171)
- Law enforcement (184)
- Health (2879)
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