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Opioid overdoses have spiked in Minnesota during pandemic
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By Erin Hassanzadeh
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The opioid epidemic led to a record number of drug overdoses in the United States last year. The spike is happening in Minnesota, too.
Just under 800 Minnesotans died from drug overdoses in 2019. More than 1,000 died last year a 35% jump.
When a lot of the world was shutting down due to the pandemic, the counselors at the Alliance Wellness Clinic in Bloomington stayed open to help people struggling with opioid addiction. Yussuf Shafie owns the clinic.
“People lost jobs people, lost family members,” Shafie said. “We’ve lost some folks, unfortunately. It is very tough. You think, ‘What happened?’ Is there any way you could have saved this person?”
Opioid Overdoses Have Spiked In Minnesota During Pandemic
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Just under 800 Minnesotans died from drug overdoses in 2019. More than 1,000 died last year a 35% jump.
When a lot of the world was shutting down due to the pandemic, the counselors at the Alliance Wellness Clinic in Bloomington stayed open to help people struggling with opioid addiction. Counselor Dan Sparks says one of the biggest triggers for addicts is boredom, and he says some clients were even using their stimulus checks on drugs.
“When the pandemic started it did get busier here at the clinic, and in fact it’s still busy, and the counselors here are seeing a lot of fentanyl,” Sparks said.
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