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Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths

BARRE, Vermont — On the first Friday in June, Jefrey Cameron, 29, left his home around midnight to buy heroin. He had been struggling with addiction for seven years but had seemingly turned a corner, holding down a job that he loved at Basil’s Pizzeria, driving his teenage sister to the mall to go shopping… Read More: Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths »

Fatal cardiac arrests could be hiding opioid overdose deaths in the US

By Jessica Hamzelou Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller that has been central to the US opioid crisisDON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images Sudden deaths are often assumed to be caused by a failing heart. But about 17 per cent of deaths assumed to be caused by cardiac arrest may actually have resulted from drug overdose, according… Read More: Fatal cardiac arrests could be hiding opioid overdose deaths in… »