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DEA authorized huge growth of opioid supply
According to an Inspector General's report, the Drug Enforcement Administration authorized a surge in opioid production for years, despite the rise of overdose deaths in the United States. Washington Post reporter Lenny Bernstein joins CBSN to explain the findings.