As the number of drug overdose fatalities increases

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As the number of drug overdose fatalities increases during the COVID-19 epidemic, how may the public, addiction, and counseling interrelate?

Three Waves of Opioid Overdose Deaths

3 waves of the rise in opioid overdose deaths

From 1999–2019, nearly 500,000 people died from an overdose involving any opioid, including prescription and illicit opioids1