Overdose Deaths Hit Record In U.S. During Pandemic

Overdose Deaths Hit Record In U.S. During Pandemic

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Watch VideoOverdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.

That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase.

“This is a staggering loss of human life,” said...

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