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‘A Perfect Storm for Anybody Struggling:' CT Saw 1,374 Deadly Drug Overdoses in 2020
While there has been so much focus on the COVID-19 pandemic over the last year or so, 2020 quietly became a record-breaking year for accidental drug intoxication deaths in Connecticut. Medical experts – as well as those who have been touched by tragedy – believe the problem is continuing to worsen in 2021.
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2019 Was Connecticut's Deadliest For Opioid Overdose Deaths
The state has released some startling numbers about the number of opioid overdose deaths in Connecticut.
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Up From 2018 to 2019: OCME
There were more than 1,000 accidental overdose deaths in Connecticut in 2019 and the vast majority of them involved opioids, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.