Drug Overdose Deaths at Record High, Mexican Cartels Stronger Than Ever: DEA

Drug Overdose Deaths at Record High, Mexican Cartels Stronger Than Ever: DEA
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent in Denver, Colo., on Oct. 1, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Updated:

Drug overdose deaths spiked during the first few months of the 2020 pandemic-related lockdowns, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

More than 83,500 people died from an overdose in the 12-month period ending July 2020—an average of 228 deaths per day.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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