From the Partnership to End Addiction:
“Emergency room visits for opioid overdoses rose 28.5% last year, compared with 2018 and 2019, a new study finds.
Opioid overdoses accounted for one in every 313 emergency room visits in 2020, compared with one in 400 in the previous two years, HealthDay reports.”
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Opioid Overdose-Related Visits to Emergency Rooms Increased Sharply During Pandemic