The opioid epidemic has affected the nation, including Delaware, for more than 20 years. The number of suspected overdose deaths continues to rise. Nearly a dozen people died of suspected overdoses in Delaware over Thanksgiving weekend, and the number for the year stands at more than 220. Dr. Andrew Kolodny is the Co-Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at Brandeis University’s Heller School. He has been studying the opioid crisis for more than 15 years, and worked for the New