The lockdowns were a deadly mistake

Published March 30, 2025 2:00pm ET



Ross, Julia, and Amanda, three very successful young professionals living in Manhattan, all died of drug overdoses four years ago, in March 2021. The Wall Street Journal reported on their deaths as a story of fentanyl and the ease of getting drugs in the digital age.

Ross, Julia, and Amanda were also casualties of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

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