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good to be with you, peter. they all have in common that they are part of the large tapestry of the addiction epidemic that is now coast to coast. i would have said a few years ago, the opioid addiction epidemic, but i do believe that has changed in the last few years with the addition of methyl fed and one into the mix -- methamphetamine into the mix. both of these drugs have taken the place in the old school, not that long ago of opioid painkillers and heroin. what connects all of those towns and many others is both of these drugs are coast to coast and this is the first time we've...

ohio all have in common? sam: great question. good to be with you, peter. they all have in common that they are part of the large tapestry of the addiction epidemic that is now coast to coast. i would have said a few years ago, the opioid addiction epidemic, but i do believe that has changed in the last few years with the addition of methyl fed and one into the mix -- methamphetamine into the mix. both of these drugs have taken the place in the old school, not that long ago of opioid painkillers and heroin. what connects all of those towns and many others is both of these drugs are c...

and most recently, the least of us. true tales of america and hope in the time of fentanyl and meth , about the neuroscience of addiction and the deadly impact of synthetic drugs. host: author sam quinones, what do portsmouth, ohio, los angeles, boston, and columbus, ohio all have in common? sam: great question. good to be with you, peter. they all have in common that they are part of the large tapestry of the addiction epidemic that is now coast to coast. i would have said a few years ago, the opioid addiction epidemic, but i do believe that has changed in the last few years with th...

Sam great question. Good to be with you, peter. They all have in common that they are part of the large tapestry of the addiction epidemic that is now coast to coast. I would have said a few years ago, the opioid addiction epidemic, but i do believe that has changed in the last few years with the addition of methyl fed and one into the mix methamphetamine into the mix. Both of these drugs have taken the place in the old school, not that long ago of opioid painkillers and heroin. What connects all of those towns and many others is both of these drugs are coast to coast and this is the first tim...