The World’s Epicenter of Drug Overdoses Pt. 2

America’s death by narcotics epidemic lives mainly where the poorest and darkest people reside

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Although the United States is the global leader in drug overdose deaths, its national leader is New York City. Inside the Rotten Apple, a person dies every seven hours from narcotic use. Break the city’s death rate down by its five boroughs and you’ll see that the capital of the overdose…