Isolation is deadly: Stay-at-home orders are causing a spike in overdoses

Published July 2, 2020 4:32pm ET



America is suffering thousands of additional overdose deaths due to the coronavirus lockdowns, if the data gathered by the Washington Post is correct. This is horrifying, but it shouldn’t be surprising.

School closures, business closures, church closures, and stay-at-home orders are all efforts to save lives by slowing the spread of the coronavirus. But there are trade-offs, including lost lives.

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