As COVID-19 rages, 2020 has also seen the opioid epidemic surge. A national overdose detection mapping program, reports that overdoses jumped 42% in May 2020 compared to May 2019. The worrying trend has been increasing since the pandemic began and the most vulnerable are teenagers.  

 

<p>As COVID-19 rages, 2020 has also seen the opioid epidemic surge. A national overdose detection mapping program, reports that&nbsp;overdoses jumped 42% in May 2020 compared to May 2019. The worrying trend has been increasing since the pandemic began and the most vulnerable are teenagers.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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