DEA Warns of Alarming Rise in Drug Use; NY Sees 214% Increase in Meth Seizures
“Last month, the CDC Health Alert Network issued an advisory warning that drug overdose deaths significantly increased across the United States, especially deaths involving psychostimulants (methamphetamine) and synthetic opioids (fentanyl),” DEA Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan said. “There were an estimated 81,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States from May 2019 to May 2020 justifying a need to alert New Yorkers that drug overdose deaths lurk behind the public health crisis caused by COVID-19.” According to the DEA New York Division, agents seized nearly $170 million...
Source: nbcnewyork.com
