{"id":143873,"date":"2024-03-21T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-my-fentanyl-addiction-nearly-killed-me-bbc-newsnight\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T00:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T00:00:30","slug":"how-my-fentanyl-addiction-nearly-killed-me-bbc-newsnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-my-fentanyl-addiction-nearly-killed-me-bbc-newsnight\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018How my fentanyl addiction nearly killed me\u2019 | BBC Newsnight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zVTwBwLid1U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018How my fentanyl addiction nearly killed me\u2019 | BBC Newsnight\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zVTwBwLid1U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US fentanyl epidemic shows little sign of abating.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100,000 died in the US last year of an overdose &#8211; the majority of which were from synthetic opioids like fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 50 times stronger than heroin, it\u2019s scarily easy to overdose when using fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Newsnight\u2019s correspondent in San Francisco, James Clayton, has been speaking to a former addict about how addiction took over his life &#8211; and how he nearly died.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNewsnight #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US fentanyl epidemic shows little sign of abating. More than 100,000 died in the US last year of an overdose &#8211; the majority of which were from synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Up to 50 times stronger than heroin, it\u2019s scarily easy to overdose when using fentanyl. 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