The AP (10/20, Stobbe, Sainz) reports multiple states have reported an increase in drug overdose deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The AP adds, “National data is incomplete, but available information suggests U.S. drug overdose deaths are on track to reach an all-time high.” Experts say the pandemic is to blame, because it “has left people stressed and isolated, disrupted treatment and recovery programs, and contributed to an increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply.”
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— “US overdose deaths appear to rise amid coronavirus pandemic “Mike Stobbe And Adrian Sainz, AP, October 20, 2020