Opioid crisis reaches record-breaking numbers in Cook County

By Andrea Guthmann
Virus Outbreak Addiction
Patients line up to pick up medication for opioid addiction at a clinic in Olympia, Wash. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging the millions who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction and threatening America's progress against the opioid crisis. Ted S. Warren / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virus Outbreak Addiction
Patients line up to pick up medication for opioid addiction at a clinic in Olympia, Wash. The coronavirus pandemic is challenging the millions who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction and threatening America's progress against the opioid crisis. Ted S. Warren / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opioid crisis reaches record-breaking numbers in Cook County

By Andrea Guthmann
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