New research from the CDC shows that patients experiencing drug-related crises continued to visit hospital emergency rooms, even while others avoided the ER due to fears over the coronavirus.
In an interview with NPR, CDC researcher Kristin Holland said that “people are indeed experiencing poor mental health, suicidal thoughts and substance use potentially as a coping mechanism.”
And while COVID-related deaths are falling from their peak nationwide, fatal overdoses continue to rise, with the U.S. experiencing more than 220 drug deaths every day.
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