In Connecticut, for example, preliminary overdose death counts were up more than 19 percent through the end of July, compared with the same time frame last year. They were up 9 percent in Washington through the end of August, 28 percent in Colorado, and 30 percent in Kentucky during that same period.
ODMAP, a project that tracks police and emergency calls responding to suspected overdoses from thousands of agencies in 49 states, found that 62 percent of counties that send data to the project saw increases after lockdowns started. By another measure, initial overdose reports rose more than 17 percent.
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