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Drug overdoses in Memphis spike during virus outbreak

by Associated Press
| May 19, 2020 2:03 PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Demand for opioids such as fentanyl has surged during the new coronavirus outbreak in Tennessee’s largest county, where more than 100 people have died of drug overdoses since mid-March, officials said Tuesday.

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