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YOUNGSTOWN — Many people feel that in April and May, hope springs eternal, but those two months also have a dark underbelly, a mental health expert says.
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YOUNGSTOWN — Many people feel that in April and May, hope springs eternal, but those two months also have a dark underbelly, a mental health expert says.
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rfox@tribtoday.com Increased isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people with substance use disorders, local mental health officials said. In Trumbull County, accidental drug overdose deaths increased in 2020, over data from 2019 and 2018, but the number has not risen to the highs of 2017, according to data provided by local health officials. There were 90 confirmed fatal overdose deaths in Trumbull County in 2020, and 17 unofficial drug overdose deaths. If the unofficial tallies are confirmed, there will have been 107 overdose deaths in the county in 2020. In 2019, there ...