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Families of those lost to opioids fight 'broken' system

This grieving family wants pharmaceutical companies held accountable for opioid deaths

Aired 02/09/2019

PBS News Hour

Families of those lost to opioids fight 'broken' system

Clip: 2/9/2019 | 9m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

This grieving family wants pharmaceutical companies held accountable for opioid deaths

An estimated 400,000 Americans have died as a result of opioid use. But grieving families say the national response to the health crisis is inadequate. In her coverage of the epidemic, Associated Press reporter Claire Galofaro profiled Cheryl Juaire, who lost her son to a heroin overdose in 2011. Galofaro and Juaire talk to William Brangham about how they are trying to increase opioid awareness.

Aired 02/09/2019

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