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A new survey shows just how much people in the Cincinnati region were afflicted with active addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic, as staggering overdose deaths nationwide were announced.
One in 12 local adults had a family member or friend who overdosed during the pandemic in 2020. And 1 in 12 said they had a family member or friend who relapsed, the new poll shows. Put another way, the survey result translates to roughly 135,000 of the region s 1.7 million adults – or a little less than half of the population of the city of Cincinnati.
Interact for Health, a Kenwood-based health equity nonprofit, partnered with the University of Cincinnati Institute for Policy Research on the survey and announced the results July 15, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported record-high overdose deaths in the United States in 2020. The addiction-related questions were among those asked in a broader survey about the pandemic s impact in the region.
Overdose deaths spiked in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana during pandemic
âYou know, the isolation may have caused some relapse for people who had significant recovery time,â said nurse practitioner Summer Trenkamp, who works with recovering drug users at Brightview Health.
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CINCINNATI â Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio experienced big jumps in overdose deaths throughout 2020, according to estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
How big? A 53% increase in Kentucky, a 33% increase in Indiana and a 21% increase in Ohio. Each number sets off alarm bells for treatment advocates, some of whom said they believe the COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role.
Scientists believe the number of overdoses corresponds heavily to the level of mental stress affecting people in a that region and the stress experienced by people across the country in 2020 is likely linked to COVID-19.
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