In just one year more than 29,000 people lost their lives to an overdose of heroin or prescription painkillers, including oxycontin, hydrocodone and fentanyl. Thats an increase of 329 since the start of this century. Because this has become a national epidemic, were beginning special coverage tonight, and well start with Dean Reynolds. Hes coming around a little bit. Reporter the frightening rates of ore doses are fueled by a mix of heroin and an opioid called fentanyl, 30 to 50 times as powerful as heroin itself. Theres this misperception that heroin laced with fentanyl is the better high. Conversely, it causes too many deaths. Reporter one person dies every day from an overdose in chicago, where Dennis Wichern is with the Drug Enforcement agency. When they taint it with fentanyl, the impurity goes way up and thats when you get the overdoses. Reporter 25yearold Chelsea Blackburn of pittsburgh, who was on heroin when she got pregnant but is now clean, says the search for a high can qui
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In just one year more than 29,000 people lost their lives to an overdose of heroin or prescription painkillers, including oxycontin, hydrocodone and fentanyl. Thats an increase of 329 since the start of this century. Because this has become a national epidemic, were beginning special coverage tonight, and well start with Dean Reynolds. Hes coming around a little bit. Reporter the frightening rates of ore doses are fueled by a mix of heroin and an opioid called fentanyl, 30 to 50 times as powerful as heroin itself. Theres this misperception that heroin laced with fentanyl is the better high. Conversely, it causes too many deaths. Reporter one person dies every day from an overdose in chicago, where Dennis Wichern is with the Drug Enforcement agency. When they taint it with fentanyl, the up and thats when you get the overdoses. Reporter 25yearold Chelsea Blackburn of pittsburgh, who was on heroin when she got pregnant but is now clean, says the search for a high can quickly reach a dead