In recent years, fatal drug overdoses have skyrocketed across the United States. Of all the major American cities where the opioid crisis has unfolded, Baltimore stands apart. It has one of the highest drug overdose rates in the country and one that disproportionately affects older Black men. Yet the issue of drug addiction — and its causes — seemingly receives little public attention compared with other issues in the city, such as gun violence.

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