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If you live in New York, you’ve no doubt encountered the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation in the past decade. Whether it’s firsthand experience passing opioid users in the street congregating on St. Mark’s every summer, hearing shocking news stories like the recent 70+ person overdose this past August in a park in New Haven (attributed to K2 laced with opioids),1 or noticing the uptick in celebrity overdose stories, it’s becoming increasingly hard to ignore this national problem.…