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CNN’s two-year investigation into the US’s fentanyl crisis: ‘I never really understood what a drug addict was’

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CNN’s two-year investigation into the US’s fentanyl crisis: ‘I never really understood what a drug addict was’

CNN spent two years across three state investigating fentanyl’s effects on Americans, with those on the frontlines sharing what’s working and what isn’t to address an ongoing crisis. Anchor Kate Bolduan spoke with first responders, NICU doctors, new mothers and individuals in the throes of addiction, on “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” airing Sunday, March 30, 8pm ET/CT on “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.”

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