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Drug Overdose Deaths Spike During the Pandemic

Drug Overdose Deaths Spike During the Pandemic

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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Emerging evidence shows that drug overdose deaths are surging from
increased substance abuse driven by feelings of isolation, anxiety
and depression during the coronavirus pandemic. Fatal drug
overdoses were already ticking upward in 2019, according to
preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention -- a trend the pandemic is accelerating. And more
challenging, many treatment programs have been scaled back as the
federal government puts some funding for non-COVID-related work on
hold indefinitely. We'll discuss the growing concern over this
epidemic within the pandemic and what can be done to address it.