The Shutdown's Effect on the Opioid Epidemic Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email North Carolina Judge Allows Election Fraud Investigation to Continue 'Green Book' Nomination Raises Eyebrows Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Addresses City's Lead Crisis The Shutdown's Effect on the Opioid Epidemic Greenland Ice Sheet Reaches 'Tipping Point' The 'Insect Apocalypse' Affecting the World This Aug. 15, 2017, file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. ( Patrick Sison / AP Photo ) Produced by PRI and WNYC