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US health chief says overdose deaths leveling off

By Associated Press  
   October 23, 2018

U.S. health secretary Alex Azar says the number of drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the opioid epidemic. Azar cautioned in a speech Tuesday it’s too early to declare victory.

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