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In a recent interview with Berkshire County District Attorney Andrea Harrington, many topics were covered including a new report released by the Department of Public Health which found a sharp uptick in fatal drug overdoses across the state. According to Harrington, there was a 5% increase in 2020 across the commonwealth but in Berkshire County there was a staggering increase of 44%. Harrington said that in 2019, Berkshire County had 39 fatal overdoses and 56 in 2020. Does the pandemic play a role in that sharp increase? Harrington said the following (paraphrased): Consulting with the Brien Center the answer is yes. The uptick is due to the stress of the pandemic and an interruption in people s normal community and support of mental health. People are very isolated and more people are using alone which is very dangerous.

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