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by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
February 27, 2017
Heroin overdose deaths surpassed gun homicides in 2015, indicating that the nation’s drug epidemic is taking an unprecedented toll on Americans. (Becker’s Hospital Review)
Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at... More by Cassandra Pollock
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