We start our third season with a sobering topic. The most devastating addiction epidemic in America’s history. The opioid epidemic. It’s taking almost 65,000 lives each year. Teresa Rodriguez’s guest, West Virginia Gazette Journalist Eric Eyre, who was awarded the distinguished Pulitzer Prize for his investigative reporting on the West Virginia counties experiencing the highest opioid deaths in this country. It’s safe to say he broke the story. He’s here to share the harrowing details, on this episode of Stories Beyond the Headlines. Visit these links: http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/eric-eyre https://muckrack.com/eric-eyre/articles https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/opioids/opioid-overdose-crisis reVolver Podcasts would like to thank our guest, journalist Eric Eyre. Host: Teresa Rodríguez Showrunner: Carmen Lucas Editor: Andy Stermer Click below to Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines/id1294144122 Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iximr5uqwege67iw77vl4h5n3uq Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aUY1JSXldLbsG0MppTp0f iHeart Radio App: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/teresa-rodriguez-stories-beyond-the-headlines-28549674/