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Why Baltimore is seeing more drug overdose deaths than any other American city

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

More than 100,000 Americans are dying from drug overdoses every year, largely from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. But in recent years, no city has been hit as hard as Baltimore when it comes to overdose deaths. Special Correspondent Chris Booker examines why addiction has become so deadly in a city that has seen a steady decline in its population. It's part of our series, America Addicted. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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More than 100,000 Americans are dying from drug overdoses every year, largely from the synthetic

0:06.5

opioid fentanyl. But in recent years, no city has been hit as hard as Baltimore when it comes to overdose deaths.

0:14.3

Special correspondent, Christopher Booker

0:16.2

takes a look at why.

0:17.7

It's part of our ongoing series, America Addicted.

0:21.6

You have my number, right?

0:23.0

In this West Baltimore neighborhood, everyone seems to know Donna Bruce.

0:28.0

You be careful all here. You got Narcan?

0:30.0

After years of battling drug addiction, Bruce is now in recovery, but she still remembers just how tough this life can be.

0:35.6

Because we got to give them some resources so they can get to housing and stuff like that.

0:39.8

Today, she runs a non-profit that provides support to families who have lost loved ones to overdose,

0:45.0

and she helps those still struggling with addiction, connect to social services, and find treatment,

0:50.0

a process that often starts with some basic questions.

0:52.0

Why are you here?

0:53.0

How did you end up here?

0:54.0

Like, what can we do to help you today?

0:56.0

Right?

0:57.0

And those are the questions that stimulate relationship

1:00.0

for people to be open to say,

1:01.0

okay, listen.

1:03.4

Yeah, I do, get high.

1:04.6

Yeah.

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