Amid pandemic suffering, Latinos grapple with sharp rise in opioid overdoses
Amid pandemic suffering, Latinos grapple with sharp rise in opioid overdoses Jorge Carrasco, Noticias Telemundo Diego considers himself fortunate. The 49-year-old man, who is only being identified by his first name for privacy reasons, thinks back on some dark moments in his life —all associated with drugs. He said his brothers introduced him to narcotics when he was 12 and living in his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. By the time he was 17, said Diego, who is of Puerto Rican descent, he was not only using drugs, but also trafficking in them. He said the drugs plun...
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