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Drug overdose deaths are increasing during the pandemic

Here’s what some lawmakers want to do about it

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By Sandhya Raman and Thomas McKinless
Posted May 27, 2020 at 4:02pm

A year after a reported decline in overdoses in the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic seems to have caused a recent uptick in deaths. CQ Roll Call health care reporter Sandhya Raman explains the disturbing data trend, and what some lawmakers want to do about it.

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