Background Briefing

The quiet drug crisis you haven't heard about

03.26.2022 - By ABC listenPlay

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Prison authorities know that drugs are constantly finding their way into our prisons.

But the most commonly detected drug is one you might never have heard of.

And health experts are warning there’s a disaster looming for addicted inmates when they get out.

Mahmood Fazal reports.

This episode contains explicit language.

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