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Women With Opioid Addiction Live With Daily Fear Of Assault, Rape

By Martha Bebinger / NPR
Published September 20, 2017 at 11:01 PM PDT
This story was published more than 7 years ago.
WBUR reporter Martha Bebinger (right) walks with Kristin, a drug user who says she has been repeatedly sexually assaulted while high on drugs.
Jesse Costa/WBUR
WBUR reporter Martha Bebinger (right) walks with Kristin, a drug user who says she has been repeatedly sexually assaulted while high on drugs.

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