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Dramatic headlines on opioids are nearly continuous. The No. 1 cause of death for adults under 45 is fentanyl overdose (not even including other opioids like heroin and prescription pills). The number of drug overdose deaths, in general, has reached over 100,000 a year, including a quadrupling among N.C. teens just since the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Wendy Odum travels the winding roads and highways of Surry and Stokes counties, delivering syringes, Narcan and hugs to help keep drug users safe from infections. She started the Birches