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DEA's opioid crackdown derailed?

Ninety-one people die every day in America from opioid drug overdoses. In a joint investigation by "60 Minutes" and The Washington Post, whistleblowers explain how the drug industry, with the help of Congress, turned the epidemic into a full-blown crisis. "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker and Washington Post investigative reporter Scott Higham join "CBS This Morning" for a preview of Sunday's report and to discuss their explosive findings. Watch the full report on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT.

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DEA chief on opioid epidemic

A groundbreaking new report calls substance abuse one of America's most pressing public health problems, with 12.5 million Americans having abused prescription painkillers last year. Seventy-eight Americans die every day from opioid overdoses, and the CDC says more people died from drug overdoses than car accidents or gun violence in 2014. Drug Enforcement Administration acting administrator Chuck Rosenberg joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the crisis.

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