A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis
BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
BBC News reports: BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.
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