While overdoses had been on the rise, preliminary numbers show that 2020 is likely going to be the deadliest year for overdoses in New York City. The experts say isolation, loneliness and lack of resources during the lockdown are some of the factors. But that’s not all — drug dealers have been lacing batches with an exponentially more potent drug. Pat Kiernan speaks with two reporters who spent months looking at this other crisis in the city.
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New York City's favorite morning anchor pulls back the curtain on the biggest stories around the five boroughs – the impactful, fascinating, and extraordinary headlines reported each week by Spectrum News NY1. Through intimate conversations with the newsroom's expert journalists, Pat Kiernan illuminates what matters to resident New Yorkers and New Yorkers at heart.
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