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Dr. Jeri Ropero-Miller | RTI International

Clip: 10/20/2022 | 14m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

Opioid deaths created backlogs, hindering forensic labs from investigating other crimes.

As far back as 1998, opioid deaths were early indicators of the oncoming and present crisis. Opioid deaths created a hindrance and backlog that prevented forensic labs from being able to keep up with investigating cases involving other causes.

10/20/2022

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