U.S. drug overdose deaths reach record highs

[SharedLife]

The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths reached a record high as the coronavirus pandemic held the country in its grip last spring, new government data shows.

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[widower2]

It appears that drug overdose deaths have been hitting record highs regularly for some time even before that: https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates  

[Rui]

Afghanistan has the biggest opium fields in the world. I have seen photos of US troops protecting them.

This is not a coincidence. The problems in the US come from the opium in Afghanistan I assure you.