UW Health notices a spike in opioid overdoses due to COVID-19
UW Health notices a spike in opioid overdoses due to COVID-19 February 17, 2021 7:20 PM Grace Houdek MADISON, Wis. — UW Health officials say there has been a spike in opioid overdoses and deaths over the past year which they link to the COVID-19 disease. Since the pandemic reached the state of Wisconsin in early February of last year, weekly rates of hospital visits for opioid overdoses increased by as much as 45% compared to 2019. According to Mike Repplinger, the increase in overdoses cannot be directly linked to COVID-19 but there are many factors associated with...
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