Texas Matters: How Bad Is the Opioid Crisis In Texas?




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Summary: According to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control drug overdosing is the top cause of death in America for those under 50 years of age. The opioid epidemic continues to grow worse and that is also true for Texas. Mark Kinzly is the co-founder of the Texas Overdose Naloxone Initive (TONI) and he's is seeing how street heroin spiked with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are causing more people to overdose. Texas Matters Host David Martin Davies asked Kinzly how bad is the opioid