As overdose deaths continue to rise, experts look at ways to tackle problem

WASHINGTON (NBC News) — Public health experts were on Capitol Hill Wednesday to address the country’s current opioid overdose epidemic.
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under age 50, with 52,000 dying in 2015. Of those overdose deaths, 33,000 were from opioids, and more than half of those involved prescription drugs.
Experts say the epidemic is escalating because the cheaper, more powerful synthetic opioid Fentanyl is finding its way to addicts.
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