Opioid fallout| A by-the-numbers look at an American epidemic

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Assigned to cover the opioid epidemic, VOA journalists Chris Simkins and Jeff Swicord decided to take an intimate look at the struggles of Americans dealing with the problem every day. Their three main characters – a recovering addict, a volunteer street counselor, and small town police chief – along with their locations – Miami, Philadelphia and Nashville, N.C. – offer a multilayered portrait of the country’s public health emergency as it plays out on the ground.

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