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No one knows how big the opioid epidemic really is

Posted at 1:30 PM, Oct 12, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-12 14:30:42-04

Local law enforcement and national politicians are struggling to deal with the opioid epidemic gripping American communities, in large part because no one can figure out just how big the problem is. We speak with Angela Hill, who led a Scripps News investigation into a synthetic opioid called carfentanil.