It's a story that is heard and felt in every corner of the country, and contrary to what you may think.

There is some positive news on it.

The CDC is sounding the alarm about a record number of deaths in America from drug overdoses.

But we're going to start with the more concerning news.

Federal data released last week showed that more than 101,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses in a 12-month period.

That was another record number. It translates to about one American dying from a drug overdose every five minutes.

Fatal overdoses are at a record high in New York and nationally.

And that is fueled by a few things. First of all, the pandemic.

Alarming numbers out of Koch County show which has disrupted treatment programs.

New numbers from Kang County show the record setting depth of the pandemic.

Methamphetamine use is also a-

Now, Knox County is on pace to set an all-time high and suspected deadly overdoses. And the deadly opioid fentanyl is more prevalent than ever.

And we've already had more overdose deaths than East Baton Rouge Parish than any other year.

But the numbers-

In 11% increase in DC-

Can make the story feel abstract.

21% in Maryland and hopeless.

Virginia reaching a 36% jump in cases.

Yet there is another story that we don't hear as often. A story that ends not with overdose and death, but with recovery and life after addiction.

And like other areas of health care, there's massive disparities.

Dr. David Eddie co-authored a recent study on recovery success and also teaches at Harvard Medical School.

Some of his new research has shown that three out of every four people who experience addiction eventually recover.

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