OSF HealthCare: Drug Overdose Deaths During COVID: Worse Than Expected
July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021
PEORIA, Illinois, July 16 (TNSOps) -- OSF HealthCare issued the following news:
Drug overdose deaths spiked dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nationwide a record 93,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2020, a 29% increase over the previous year. The state of Illinois saw more than a 27% increase in deaths, while Michigan recorded a 16% increase.
While the numbers may be shocking, for some th . . .
Drug overdose deaths spiked dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nationwide a record 93,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2020, a 29% increase over the previous year. The state of Illinois saw more than a 27% increase in deaths, while Michigan recorded a 16% increase.
While the numbers may be shocking, for some th . . .