More detrimental effects of lockdowns – overdoses up

US opioid deaths rising amid coronavirus lockdowns, state health officials say

Note from Parson Rayphe: People were created to function according to Biblical principles. The farther away from Biblical principles people stray, the more death is encountered.

Social isolation, loss of jobs, and disruption of treatment services are possible factors in the spike

Opioid deaths are spiking in places across the U.S. as states remain locked down during the ongoing battle against the coronavirus, state and county health officials reported this month.

While national data isn’t available for most of 2020, several individual states are reporting an increase in opioid overdose deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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