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Crosstown with Pat Kiernan


Oct 26, 2021

While overdoses had been on the rise, preliminary numbers show that 2020 is likely going to be the deadliest year for overdoses in New York City. The experts say isolation, loneliness and lack of resources during the lockdown are some of the factors. But that’s not all — drug dealers have been lacing batches with an exponentially more potent drug. Pat Kiernan speaks with two reporters who spent months looking at this other crisis in the city.

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