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In late August, truck driver Jeen Blake loaded up his tractor-trailer in Riverside, Calif., for his trip to New York. Days later, he drove through Staten Island into the city, and pulled into a desolate parking lot on Long Island, where his employer Dorian Cabrera met him, carrying a duffle bag.

Overdose deaths have spiked in New York City, increasing 41 percent from since 2010, according to new data released by the Health Department.