Our producer Stefan Oliva asked the medical director of Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research Dr. Harshal Kirane about how the pandemic played a role in the spike of opioid related deaths.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported opioid deaths are up in the Tri-State area. New York saw a 25.2 percent increase, while New Jersey jumped 7.5 percent and Connecticut went up almost 9 percent. ​

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