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Louisiana: America's top state for overdose death increase during COVID, CDC says
Dr. Shaden Murad said during the beginning of the pandemic, she and her colleagues began seeing drug overdose deaths matching COVID deaths.
Author: Osama Ayyad, Chris McCrory (WWL)
Published: 1:00 PM CDT April 16, 2021
Updated: 1:17 PM CDT April 16, 2021
NEW ORLEANS ? Louisiana saw a sharp increase in deaths associated with drug overdoses in 2020: a 54% increase in deaths from the previous year largely associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
The OD numbers come from a new batch of preliminary data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Dr. Shaden Murad said during the beginning of the pandemic, she and her colleagues began seeing drug overdose deaths matching COVID deaths.
Author: Osama Ayyad, Chris McCrory (WWL)
Published: 1:00 PM CDT April 16, 2021
Updated: 1:17 PM CDT April 16, 2021
NEW ORLEANS ? Louisiana saw a sharp increase in deaths associated with drug overdoses in 2020: a 54% increase in deaths from the previous year largely associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
The OD numbers come from a new batch of preliminary data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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