‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths

Health
By BY HILARY SWIFT AND ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jdvoZt
via IFTTT your-feed-science, your-feed-photojournalism, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Opioids and Opiates, Mental Health and Disorders, Heroin, your-feed-healthcare In the months since the pandemic took hold in the U.S., the opioid epidemic has taken a sharp turn for the worse. More than 40 states have seen increases in overdoses.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

Image
Health By Christina Jewett and Apoorva Mandavilli from NYT Health https://ift.tt/VHvAQN8 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Rumors and Misinformation, Clinical Trials, Medicine and Health Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.
Read more

U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women

Image
Health By Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett from NYT Health https://ift.tt/lefLSPp via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Children and Childhood, United States Politics and Government, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Babies and Infants, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the vaccine would not be included as part of the immunization schedule for healthy children.
Read more