{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6961268923ce58f14615840d/696126ec3a409cca49e36b4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Overdose Deaths Are Going Down. Why?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6961268923ce58f14615840d/a18b85dd1c1d8defc50991ad06d49d3a.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>According to a new CDC report, the number of overdoses in America is finally dropping after rising for years. What’s behind this rare good news in the ongoing opioid crisis?</p><p><br></p><p>Guest: <a href=\"https://x.com/davidovalle305?lang=en\">David Ovalle</a>, reporter covering opioids and addiction at the Washington Post</p><p><br></p><p>Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href=\"http://slate.com/whatnextplus\"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther.</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}