Zohran Mamdani: “In 2022, it was estimated, we lost a New Yorker every three…”

“That is not the case with the opioid epidemic. There is no denying the staggering human cost of of Big Pharma's greed or the toll it has taken on our city. In 2022, it was estimated, we lost a New Yorker every three hours to an overdose. We feel the effects of this crisis in families, missing parents and children, or when we see someone struggling with addiction on the subway or on a park bench.” (02:40–02:46)

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