Expert explains why drug overdose deaths soared to record 93,000 amid pandemic
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NBC's Kate Snow, who has covered the opioid crisis for years, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Associate Professor, Dr. Paul Christo, joined Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the drastic spike in drug overdose deaths last year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Christo explains why the epidemic worsened, and what officials and average Americans can do to help.July 15, 2021
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