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Amid record overdose deaths in the U.S., policymakers are proposing measures to expand treatment, direct more funding to the problem and reduce the chance of overdose with expanded access to the opioid reversal medication naloxone. (File photo by Faith Miller/Cronkite News)

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The United States just recorded the most overdose deaths ever seen in a 12-month period – a grim milestone that highlights the weight of the coronavirus pandemic on the prolonged opioid epidemic, as well as the need for more solutions.

By Jamie Landers Cronkite News May 3, 2021