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Stimulant users caught up in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic
In Pawtucket, R.I., near a storefront advertising “free” cell phones, J.R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a reporter how he tries to avoid overdosing when he smokes crack cocaine. (NPR is identifying him by his initials because he fears being arrested for using illegal drugs.) This story …
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