(Madeleine Hubbard) Drug overdose homeless deaths skyrocketed 78% from pre-pandemic.
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San Francisco Drug Overdose Epidemic Killed Nearly Three Times More People in 2020 Than COVID
(Mary Villareal) The drug overdose epidemic in San Francisco, California has caused three times more deaths than the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. According to the city data, there were 713 overdose deaths in San Francisco in 2020 compared to 261 COVID-related deaths in the same year.
As Overdose Deaths Skyrocket, Study Finds 93% of Pain Patients Quit Opioids When Given Cannabis
(Matt Agorist) Despite the state spending thousands of dollars a second – ticketing, kidnapping, caging, and killing evil drug users, the rate of lethal drug overdoses in the last 15 years has skyrocketed at near-exponential rates.
Antidepressant Prescriptions for UK Children up 22% in 5 Years
(Mary Villareal) Prescriptions for antidepressants written for children aged five to 16 have increased by 22 percent over five years. The effects of the pandemic have been blamed for the record mental health problems faced by children.