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Opioid crisis cost the US a record $1.5TRILLION in 2020 and deaths rose to all-time high as fentanyl use rocketed during pandemic, new figures show ‐ as officials say lockdowns pushed people over edge
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • A congressional committee estimated the costs of healthcare, criminal justice, and loss of productivity

  • Opioids caused about 69,000 deaths in 2020 alone as the Covid pandemic wreaked havoc

  • The economic toll of opioids for 2020 marks a 37 per cent increase from 2017

Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-29
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