The News Industry Was Complicit in the Opioid Crisis

Posted Tuesday, August 27, 2019 11:30 am

Christopher Tedeschi | CJR

New data released in early July show that the annual number of deaths attributed to drug overdoses has decreased for the first time in nearly 30 years. The drop was attributed to a decrease in deaths due to opioid painkillers. The news media greeted it as a triumph.

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The News Industry Was Complicit in the Opioid Crisis

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