More Americans died of drug overdoses during the pandemic than ever before
By Lynnea DomienikMore Americans died of drug overdoses during the pandemic than ever before
By Lynnea Domienik
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More than 100,000 people died from drug overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021, according to federal data released Wednesday.
Reset checks in with a drug policy expert and county toxicologist about this grim milestone, and solutions they would like to see implemented.
GUESTS: Sheila Vakharia, deputy director of research and academic engagement at Drug Policy Alliance
Dr. Steven Aks, chief of toxicology for Cook County Health, emergency room physician at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County