The CCP virus pandemic has worsened another existing epidemic—the opioid crisis—as the virus has worsened feelings of anxiety, social isolation, and depression while many recovery programs have been forced to close or scale back, health experts say.
“Evidence shows how economic downturn, specifically unemployment, can lead to issues like drug overdose deaths, as well as becoming a risk factor for suicide,” Dr. Benjamin F. Miller, the chief strategy officer of the Well Being Trust, a national foundation focused on improving mental health, told The Epoch Times in an email.
