Overdose deaths in the United States rose 15% in the year 2021. Many of these overdoses came mainly from fentanyl and meth. This episode is hosted by Rob Paravonian and will provide more context to the recent crisis.

Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman

Full Wikipedia & news article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/us/politics/overdose-deaths-fentanyl-meth.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States

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