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An addiction researcher shares 6 strategies to address the opioid epidemic

  • Written by Nabila El-Bassel, Professor of Social Work, Director of Social Intervention Group, Columbia University
Chris Burkett deposits old needles at a needle exchange program in Aberdeen, Wash., June 14, 2017. AP Photo/David Goldman

The devastating opioid epidemic is one of the largest public health problems facing the U.S. Over 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from opioid use disorder.

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