The US saw a significant drop in the number of drug overdose deaths. The Trump administration has a shot at keeping the trend going. STAT News's addiction reporter, Lev Facher, explains.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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What if You Could Save Someone From an Overdose?
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3 PM ET: US embassy in Lebanon tells Americans to leave, Floridians weary of battling climate change, opioid overdose deaths fall & more
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U.S. closer to first single-dose vaccine after Johnson & Johnson version clears major FDA hurdle; Dem divide on Biden OMB nominee, push for $15 minimum wage; Sheriff: Woods’ survival from crash “nothing short of a miracle”; First interview with Biden’s Veterans Affairs Secretary
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Biden speaks on importance of vaccine requirements; Biden, Manchin meet at White House with Dem agenda at risk; Brian Laundrie’s father joins police manhunt for his son
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