Pandemic meets epidemic: Co-location of COVID-19 and drug overdose deaths in the United States
Drug overdose deaths (DOD) in the last two decades have increased over 300 percent. In 2019 alone, 71,000 deaths represented a 7% increase from the previous year. According to recent data released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 81,230 overdose deaths occurred in the United...
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| Language: | English |
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SG Publishing
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being |
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| Online Access: | https://www.journalcswb.ca/index.php/cswb/article/view/216 |