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Going After the Opioid Middlemen

How one West Virginia county is trying to tear down the system of addiction.

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West Virginia was—and still is—decimated by the opioid addiction crisis. Now, one county is fighting to hold drug distributors accountable and get treatment for its residents.

Guest: Eric Eyre, senior investigative reporter at Mountain State Spotlight.*

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Davis Land, Danielle Hewitt, Elena Schwartz, and Carmel Delshad.

Correction, May 5, 2021: This page originally misspelled Eric Eyre’s last name.

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  • Mary Harris is the host and managing editor of What Next, Slate's new daily news podcast. She has reported throughout the public radio system, for NPR, Marketplace, and WNYC.

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