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The surprise drop in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Brian Mann explores the potential reasons for the surprise drop in overdose deaths across the country, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

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Brian Mann is NPR's first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world.
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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