How Covid-19 Contributed to a Record Overdose Year
The opioid epidemic has been a problem in the United States for decades. However, when the Covid pandemic hit in 2020, the opioid crisis saw shattering numbers. In 2019, the number of overdose deaths per year increased from 2018 by 4.6 percent. But Covid led to a jump in overdose deaths – over 93,000 people […]