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what would have happened to you if you hadn t come here. [ speaking spanish ] you don t think you would have survived? reporter: and she is one of the lucky ones, fighting to survive an opioid epidemic made worse by the pandemic. [ speaking spanish ] when the pandemic came, everything fell apart. she couldn t find help in spanish, until she came here, to casa esperanza, just one of two bilingual addiction centers in the state. and nationally, the opioid deaths among latinos have increased nearly 4% since the pandemic. here in massachusetts, latino men have the highest rate of opioid-related deaths of any race or ethnicity. something that ernesto crespo, who is recovering from opioid addiction, says is made worse by a lack of resources. [ speaking spanish ] do you think it s more difficult for latinos to get professional

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