National data is incomplete, but available information suggests US drug overdose deaths are on track to reach an all-time high.NEW YORK/MEMPHIS: Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew.
Addiction experts blame the pandemic, which has left people stressed and isolated, disrupted treatment and recovery programs, and contributed to an increasingly dangerous illicit drug supply.READ: Pelosi, Mnuchin push coronavirus relief talks as US Senate votes on limited Bill “The new CDC data confirms our fears that COVID-19 is exacerbating the already devastating overdose crisis," said Jules Netherland, who oversees research at the Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit that focuses of illicit drug use issues.
In Connecticut, for example, preliminary overdose death counts were up more than 19 per cent through the end of July, compared with the same time frame last year. Available data does suggest an acceleration since COVID-19 hit. In nearly every state reviewed by the AP, overdose death counts reached their highest numbers in April or May, and then dipped down somewhat afterward.
Gradually, many people turned to cheaper street drugs such as heroin and a more lethal drug, fentanyl.
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