The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 46,000 individuals died from overdose related to opioids back in 2017, adding that the average American's life expectancy has vastly declined due to the crisis. In this 60 Minutes-type format, you’ll hear from Dan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist from Louisiana who, following a drug-related family tragedy, recognized a problem and sounded the alarm on the early days of the opioid abuse epidemic in his community, bringing increased awareness to Louisiana at-large, and eventually the United States.
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