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Frightening overdose rates fueled by deadly heroin-fentanyl mix

In just one year, more than 29,000 people lost their lives to an overdose of heroin or prescription painkillers in America. That is an increase of 329 percent since the start of the century. The tragedies lately are fueled by a mix of heroin and an opiod called fentanyl. Dean Reynolds has more.
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