Local Leaders Discuss Growing Opioid Epidemic Sweeping NC

CHARLOTTE, NC — Attorney General Josh Stein and Mecklenburg County DA Andrew Murray hosted an event in Uptown Thursday aimed at tackling the growing opioid epidemic.

The event highlighted strategies for prevention, treatment, and enforcement. Officials say four people die each day in North Carolina from opioid overdoses.

NC has seen a 73% increase in opioid deaths over a 10-year period.