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Drug overdoses climb during COVID-19 pandemic
Roll Call ^ | May 27, 2020 | Sandhya Raman

Posted on 05/27/2020 4:54:25 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat

Drug overdoses have risen in some areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, less than a year after the Trump administration touted decreases in the nation’s overdose epidemic.

From Memphis to Milwaukee, a range of cities and counties across the country are reporting spikes in fatal and nonfatal overdoses....Franklin County, Ohio, which includes the state capital of Columbus, also reported 50 percent more deaths in the first four months of the year compared with the same period in 2019.

Erie County, New York, which includes Buffalo, recorded 85 fatal drug overdoses in the first four months of the year, a sharp increase from 48 over the same time frame in 2019...

(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...


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1 posted on 05/27/2020 4:54:25 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat
People will always turn to something to relieve their pain.
They always have and they always will.

That is PHYSICAL pain. For moral or spiritual pain--people OUGHT to turn to their Maker. If they don't or won't how CAN they expect any relief?

2 posted on 05/27/2020 4:59:31 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: CheshireTheCat
Not surprising.ODs,drunkeness,suicides,spousal abuse,child abuse.watching you dreams go up in smoke...overnight...can mess up your mind.
3 posted on 05/27/2020 5:09:09 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: CheshireTheCat

So what you are saying is that essentially... They are Covid-19 deaths.


4 posted on 05/27/2020 5:11:54 PM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: CheshireTheCat

The media can’t exhale without bringing President Trump into it.


5 posted on 05/27/2020 5:16:00 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: CheshireTheCat

Definitely an uptick in Suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse in this community.


6 posted on 05/27/2020 5:39:02 PM PDT by HangnJudge (When one is in a house of mirrors, everywhere you stand is “center”)
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To: CheshireTheCat
Everything is........

"Trump's fault".

7 posted on 05/27/2020 6:32:00 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: CheshireTheCat
Ohhh,opportunity knocks.

List them as COVID-19 deaths and pick up a quick 30k+ for each one.

Who wants to bet that hasn't happened more than a few times?

8 posted on 05/28/2020 5:24:51 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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