CDC: Overdose deaths increased by 30% during pandemic
Drug overdose deaths have increased by 30 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW YORK - Health experts say drug abuse was already a big problem before the coronavirus pandemic took hold, and the isolation brought on by COVID restrictions made it harder for struggling addicts to get treatment.
Arman Maddela relapsed from alcohol and drug addiction during the Pandemic.
"Just being confined in that isolated environment, the thought crept back into my head that drinking and using would be at least somewhat entertaining," Maddela said.
Latoya Melendez's 48-year old mother Sonja overdosed during the pandemic.