The opioid epidemic in your town: What you need to know

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 16 June 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Drug overdoses killed 60,000 Americans last year. Opioid addiction is now considered an epidemic. More Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016 than were killed in the Vietnam war over 2 decades. It took nearly twice as many lives as traffic accidents. Nancy Grace talks with 2 experts in this podcast. Dr. William Morrone, author of the book “American Narcan,” talks about what triggered the epidemic and how it can be stopped. Robin Gelburd, president of the non-profit research group FAIR Health, reveals how the crisis is being dealt with differently around the US.

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0:00.0	The state of Ohio figures its home to 200,000 opioid addicts.
0:20.2	Pharmaceutical companies purposely misled doctors about the dangers connected with pain
0:26.4	meds.
0:27.4	There's hardly a family anywhere that hasn't been somehow affected by the opioid epidemic.
0:34.4	This is crime stories with Nancy Grace.
0:37.4	We've doubled the number of overdoses and they continue to climb every year.
0:42.4	It's the greatest public health crisis of our generation.
0:45.4	People need help right now, immediately.
0:49.4	It's a disease and it needs to be approached as a disease in terms of early diagnosis.
0:54.4	Believe it or not, drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50.
1:06.4	Let me let that soak in.
1:09.4	Drug overdose is now the leading cause of death for all Americans under 50.
1:19.4	That's by far over half of America.
1:25.4	What the hay is happening?
1:28.4	I mean, Nancy Grace, this is crime stories.
1:30.4	Thank you for being with us with me.
1:33.4	A very special guest today.
1:35.4	Dr. William Moroney joining me.
1:37.4	Renowned medical examiner.
1:40.4	Dr. Moroney, I don't get it.
1:43.4	I know this much.
1:45.4	In all the years that I prosecuted Dr. Moroney.
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