Southern Nevada Health District launches Linkage to Action mobile outreach unit
The Southern Nevada Health District launched its Linkage to Action mobile outreach unit on Thursday.
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The Southern Nevada Health District launched its Linkage to Action mobile outreach unit on Thursday.
(404) 639-3286 Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, according to recent provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While overdose deaths were already increasing in the months preceding the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest numbers suggest an acceleration of overdose deaths during the pandemic. “The disruption to daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic has hit those with substance use disorder ha...