Earlier this year the Washington Post reported a series of stories on mortality in America, "Unnatural Causes." One of those unnatural causes is the epidemic of opioid abuse that often leads to heroin addiction. Washington Post investigative reporter Lenny Bernstein spoke to Dave Marash on Here and There about how the opioid epidemic got started, with practices in the pharmaceutical industry segueing into a new focus on pain management in medicine.
Dave Marash Speaks to Lenny Bernstein About America's Opioid Epidemic
Amy Marash