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Lights placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Jan. 19. Some economists believe deaths tied to alcohol use, drug use and suicides have risen during the pandemic as the isolation felt by many has taken an e

They Lost Sons To Drug Overdoses: How The Pandemic May Be Fueling Deaths Of Despair

11:43am January 26, 2021

by Scott Horsley

As drug overdose deaths rise during the pandemic, a former White House economist says social isolation could be partly to blame.

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