Half of all drug overdose deaths involved opioids in South Dakota according to an NIH (
Nationally, the number of drug deaths surpassed 81,000. This was the highest number of drug overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12 month period in our country. Experts believe that the stress and anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic drove the numbers so high. To even imagine the number of people deeply affected by these deaths boggles the mind.
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Over 20 million people in the U.S. abused prescription drugs according to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use & Health. The most stunning finding from this study was; a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet.
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