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The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics are a grim reminder that the ongoing opioid epidemic has been worsened by the pandemic.
A record of 100,306 drug overdose deaths occurred from April 2020 to April 2021, according to the provisional federal report. That’s up an alarming 28.5% from the prior 12-month period. Opioids accounted for the largest number of overdose fatalities, the CDC said…