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Youth Opioid Overdoses Spiked During Pandemic

TOPLINE: Prehospital opioid overdoses among young people increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 86.7% cases occurring in young adults aged 18-24 years, a new study shows. Overdoses among adolescents aged 12-17 years also showed a significant increase. METHODOLOGY: Researchers…

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