Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum people soared significantly between 2018 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday. The increase parallels a persistent rise in drug-related deaths across
Drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum people soared significantly between 2018 and 2021, according to a report published Wednesday. The increase parallels a persistent rise in drug-related deaths across the nation since the onset of the opioid epidemic in the 1990s. Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse collected and analyzed data on more than 17,000 deaths, including people who were pregnant or who had been pregnant within the past year. They found that the ratio of o
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