Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as new street drugs emerge

from Weekend Edition Sunday · host Brian Mann

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.

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