Drug overdose deaths reach record high during pandemic

Drug overdose deaths reach record high New data out Wednesday from the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that overdose deaths hit a record high last year. Monique Beals TheHill

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Experts have said the trend is likely to continue even after the pandemic's impact on daily life becomes less significant. 

"If and when Covid restrictions ease, you won't see a reversal in the same way you saw the acceleration because these drug distribution networks and addiction become embedded in the community," Katherine Keyes, an associate professor at the Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, said to CNN in an interview. "And it's not like they turn off overnight." ...