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# A Prescribed Crisis
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/decibel-securing-your-vote-bipphe/extras/prescribed-crisis-rylnbx/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:06:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T19:14:59.000Z
- Description: We go beyond the numbers on the opioid epidemic in Texas.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Decibel: Securing Your Vote, #ZZZ_Show_167e9b95-93e6-43d7-be23-0561107e33c4, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_556fa6ae-aaee-4c85-9fbf-3b384e7c69f8, #movie-extra

The opioid epidemic has gripped the country, but the numbers show Texas has seemingly escaped the worst of the painkiller abuse crisis. Or has it?