In 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Phoenix witnessed a sharp rise in fatal drug overdoses, many with fentanyl as the cause. Addiction treatment expert Robert Castan explains why.
Opioids & COVID Driving Phoenix’s Rising Fatal Drug Overdoses
In 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Phoenix witnessed a sharp rise in fatal drug overdoses, many with fentanyl as the cause. Addiction treatment expert Robert Castan explains why.
Will was doing well - he was winning against his heroin addiction, and working his recovery after leaving an initially successful program at a Phoenix rehab center. The 26-year-old supermarket grocery worker (a menial job for an intelligent young man, but he liked it), was regularly attending group recovery meetings around the city, sharing his story on occasion, but mostly feeling grateful at being part of this inspiring and supportive recovery community.