‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths

By BY HILARY SWIFT AND ABBY GOODNOUGH via NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cCp2Ag In the months since the pandemic took hold in the U.S., the opioid epidemic has taken a sharp turn for the worse. More than 40 states have seen increases in overdoses. New York Times