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Drug overdoses a pandemic within the pandemic
Drug overdose crisis
There is a so-called pandemic within the pandemic, as a new study shows drug overdoses are on the rise nationwide.
NEW YORK - It s being called the Pandemic within the Pandemic : As COVID-19 deaths continue to surge around the country, so do deaths related to drug overdoses. We re talking about a crisis that in New York, and everywhere, is getting to horrific levels, said Harry Nelson, author of The United States of Opioids.
A study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at the number of overdose-related cardiac calls received by EMS crews through August of 2020.