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As fentanyl pervades, Brockton, Massachusetts tries to find ways to prevent more overdose deaths

A Narcan nasal device used to administer naloxone. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
A Narcan nasal device used to administer naloxone. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

Drug overdose deaths have hit a new high and it’s impacting Black Americans most.

WBUR’s Martha Bebinger went to Brockton, Massachusetts to try and understand why Black communities are hit hardest and what’s being done to fix it.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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