Opiate Overdose Rate 29% Higher Since Pandemic Began

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The pandemic has led to a horrifying spike in opioid overdoses

When the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, the U.S. was already fully embroiled in the opioid epidemic. Most experts suspected from the beginning that lockdown orders and social distancing would be hard on people with substance use disorders, but…

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When the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, the U.S. was already fully embroiled in the opioid epidemic. Most experts suspected from the beginning that lockdown orders and social distancing would be hard on people with substance use disorders, but it’s only now that we’re learning just how devastating and deadly the pandemic has been for people who are battling drug addiction. A new study uncovered that opioid overdoses are 29% higher than before the pandemic, ABC reported.