Ohio AG: Study Links Opioid Deaths to Stimulus Checks

Ohio AG: Study Links Opioid Deaths to Stimulus Checks
Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display in Norwich, Conn., on March 23, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images
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A study released Thursday by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost links COVID-19 stimulus checks to increases in deaths caused by opioid overdoses across the country.

The study, which Yost said in a news release had been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by the International Journal of Drug Policy in April, used data from the Ohio Department of Health.

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