Drug-Overdose

Los Angeles Sees Over 50% Increase in Homeless Deaths During COVID, but Overdoses Are Leading Cause

(Madeleine Hubbard) Drug overdose homeless deaths skyrocketed 78% from pre-pandemic.

(Cristina Laila) US drug-overdose deaths soared to a record 93,331 in 2020 during the Covid lockdowns, according to the CDC.