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Online Treatment, Virtual Check-Ins: Dealing With Addiction In A Pandemic

In this March 27, 2020 photo, a patient picking up medication for opioid addiction is given hand sanitizer at a clinic in Olympia, Wash., The clinic is meeting patients outdoors and offering longer prescriptions to reduce risk of coronavirus infection. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)

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Opioid Deaths Rising In Cook County Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Opioid-related deaths have doubled in Cook County since this time last year, according to a new report from ProPublica Illinois.

Reset takes a closer look at how public officials are responding, and how the pandemic is impacting the state’s response to the overdose crisis.

GUEST: Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica Illinois reporter

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