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 nations 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 ...
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?
So what you are saying is that essentially... They are Covid-19 deaths.
The media can’t exhale without bringing President Trump into it.
Definitely an uptick in Suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse in this community.
"Trump's fault".
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?
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