WASHINGTON: The death of Over US annual drugs surged to more than 100,000 for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic, the crisis was mainly driven by Fentanyl and was exacerbated by false online pills flood, said officials Wednesday.
Experts say people with interference with substances have been hit hard by disruption of everyday life, while the authorities win the number of fake drugs and sometimes deadly from Mexico.
“When we continue to make a step to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic, we cannot ignore the epidemic of this loss, which has touched the family and community throughout the country,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Between April 2020 and April 2021, the country saw 100,306 fatal overdoses, an increase of 28.5 percent compared to the same period the previous year – equal to one death every five minutes.
Overall, opioids contributed 75,673 from 100,306 fatalities, with most of the synthetic opioids, especially Fentanyl.
“It’s time to face the fact that this crisis seems to be getting worse.
We need all hands on the deck,” said Xavier Becerra Health Secretary in a call with reporters.
“We see it on the faces of grieving family and all the caregivers who work too much.
You hear it every time you get a 911 panic phone call.” You read it in the son and daughter obituary and the princess, who left us too fast …
and because of Covid-19 hit, it was getting worse.
“Death of psychostimulant is like metamfetamine, as well as from natural and semi-synthetic opioids, such as prescription pain drugs, and cocaine also rises.
Covid-19 killed around 508,000 people in the same case the time frame, according to our world in the data.
At the same time , The administration of US drug enforcement has warned Americans about recipep pills available online made to look like real oxical, Vicodin, Xanax or Adderall, but contain deadly doses of fentanyl and metamfetamine.
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Dea has confiscated more than 14 million pills this year, With mostly produced in Mexico from chemicals supplied by China.
Widely available fake pills on social media and e-commerce platforms.
In 2019, the last year available national data, heart disease is the main cause of death, with around 660,000 Death, followed by cancer, with around 600,000 deaths, and unintentional injuries, at 175,000.
– Administration Biden Savan Spray Savings Life While announced the release of “legal model”, he wanted to declare that would adopt that would expand access to Naloxone, nasal spray that saved the lives that reversed overdose.
“I believe that no one has to die because of overdose just because they don’t have access to Naloxone,” Rahul Gupta, Director of National Narcotics Control Policy.
“Unfortunately, today that happens throughout the country.” This law includes provisions that will provide immunity to individuals who manage Naloxone, requiring doctors to prescribe when prescribing opioids, ensuring health insurance includes drugs, and strives to educate more people about the benefits.
Tom Wolf, Governor of Pennsylvania, said on Wednesday, his government wants ordinary citizens to bring drugs, which are available to the public throughout the country pharmacy.
In his statement, Biden touted the stimulus package passed in March and provided $ 4 billion to expand services for substance abuse and mental health.