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Mark Zuckerberg's biggest surprise this year: The opioid crisis .

Mark Zuckerberg said the extent of the opioid crisis was "the biggest surprise" during his travels to dozens of U.S. states this year.  "The biggest surprise by far is the extent of opioid issues, it's really saddening to see," Zuckerberg said during a  live Facebook broadcast  from the University of Kansas. Zuckerberg grew emotional and had to pause to compose himself as he recounted talking to opioid addicts and the effects the epidemic has taken on them, their families and the country. "One thing we don't fully internalize, how this epidemic has affected people's attitudes more broadly...it's one of the worst public health issues," he said. Zuckerberg, the world's fifth-richest person, suggested the epidemic may have even impacted last year's election. The issue is "so pervasive, it's affected attitudes on political issues more than people realize...counties that swung from Democrat to Republican were those with som...