The CDC says drug overdoses are reaching an all-time high during the pandemic as numbers climb to their highest since tracking started in 1999.
Drug overdoses reaching all-time high
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MASK ON FOR THE DAY--THEY ASLSOSAY SWITCHING TO A CLOTH MASKCOULD BE EASIER ON YOUR SKIN.DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE U-SNOW REACHING AN ALL-TIME HIGH.IT’S ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN91-THOUSAND PEOPLE DIED OF ANOVERDOSE BETWEEN OCTOBER 20-19AND OCTOBER 20-20...THAT’S THE HIGHEST NUMBER OFDEATHS IN A 12-MONTH PERIODSINCE THE CENTERS FOR DISEASECONTROL AND PREVENTION STARTEDTRACKING IN 1999.
EXPERTSBELIEVE THIS EPIDEMIC WASJUMP-STARTED BY INCREASED USEAND ABUSE OF OPIOD PAINKIL