Drug overdose concerns rise following latest round of stimulus checks
Advocates say Nashville saw a spike in drug overdoses following the last round of stimulus checks. Now they worry it will happen again.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â It s meant to lift a financial burden faced by many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one organization is concerned the latest round of stimulus checks could create a spike in local drug overdoses. When you give them $600 they re going to really take it to the limit and that really will raise your chances of losing your life, said Thomas Gooch, the Prevention Director for Street Works- an HIV advocacy center. Among its services Street Works runs a certified needle exchange program. We provide clean syringes for individuals who use the syringes. We also dispose used syringes. We provide treatment referrals to where we try to get people into alcohol and drug treatment to help them out.
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Homeless Deaths In Los Angeles County Reach Record High In 2019
The number of deaths amongst people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County increased to a record 1,267 in 2019 with drug overdoses the leading cause with the greatest increase, according to a recent report.
This is the second annual report from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) on mortality among people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in LA County and includes new data for 2019 and part of 2020.
The report found that there were 153 additional deaths among PEH in 2019 compared to the year prior.
While the report found the overall mortality rate increased only slightly due to an even greater increase in the total number of PEH, drug overdose mortality rate increased substantially during the same period.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/486864.html (Natural News) With normal and healthy people turning to drugs to combat depression during the seemingly endless lockdowns caused by the pandemic, the number of deaths from drug overdose have soared to an all-time high according to data from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC’s provisional data shows more than 81,230 people died from a drug overdose between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020, up 18 percent over the same period the year prior. The numbers dramatically increased between March and May 2020–the early months of recurring lockdowns.
“This represents a worsening of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States and is the largest number of drug overdoses for a 12-month period ever recorded,” a CDC spokesman stated.
Overdoses up nationally, locally during 2020
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Overdose deaths in Kent County are on track to be on par or potentially outpace the numbers of 2019 and 2018.
Medical professionals say the pandemic has prompted some to turn to drugs and alcohol, with isolation proving to be a main factor in substance use disorders over the past year. Right now in our community we are seeing an increase in substance use disorders. We re seeing an increase in rates of substance use of both in opioids and alcohol we can point to that more easily, said Dr. Cara Poland, Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at Spectrum Health and Assistant Professor at Michigan State University.