The U.S. is facing its worst addiction crisis ever. Biden must step up his response.
4/19/21
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from The Washington Post,
4/17/21:
The United States is facing its worst addiction crisis in history — far worse than it’s ever seen before. That’s the takeaway from a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund, which shows a massive increase in overdoses last year. Overall, overdose deaths last year likely surpassed 90,000. By contrast, 2019 — the previous worst year on record — had 70,630 deaths.
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