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Morning Roundup: Jan. 3, 2018

By The Fix staff 01/03/18

Netflix's 'Dope' dives into drug war from all angles, statistics don't capture opioid epidemic's impact on children, report shows 'substantial' hep C infection tied to opioid crisis.

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