Partnership to End Addiction's Response to CDC Data Showing Accelerated Overdose Deaths During COVID-19
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids issued the following statement:
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"The CDC recently released data indicating that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly exacerbated the addiction epidemic in our country. There were 81,230 unintentional overdose deaths in the 12 months ending May 2020, making that time period the deadliest year on record in terms of overdose fatalities.
"These deaths included a 38.4% increase in synt . . .
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"The CDC recently released data indicating that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly exacerbated the addiction epidemic in our country. There were 81,230 unintentional overdose deaths in the 12 months ending May 2020, making that time period the deadliest year on record in terms of overdose fatalities.
"These deaths included a 38.4% increase in synt . . .