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To: Sdgla who wrote (1392117)	2/21/2023 11:33:32 AM
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Drugs didn't listen when Trump said "remain in Mexico". "Suck on the facts ", smegala. Trump said the opioid epidemic would go away. It didn’t. According to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose deaths in 2019, before Covid-19, hit a record high of nearly 72,000, up almost 5 percent from 69,000 in 2018 and 11 percent from 65,000 in 2016, the year before Trump took office. The data for 2020 so far suggests the year will be even worse, due to problems caused by Covid-19 and the continued spread of fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid, in illegal drug markets. vox.com Why the Covid-19 pandemic made drug overdoses worse vox.com Aug 13, 2020 — Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found drug overdose deaths hit 72,000 in 2019, up almost 5 perce- Opioid Overdose Deaths Increase in 2020 mh.alabama.gov Apr 21, 2021 — According to the CDC, there were 81,230 drug overdose deaths in the United States in the 12 months ending May 2020, the largest number ever ... == Overdose death rate increased by 30% in 2020, a 'staggering ... nbcnews.com Jul 19, 2022 — From 2019 to 2020, the CDC said, the rate of fatal drug overdoses rose by 30% overall, from 21.6 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 to 28.3 ...