Drug overdoses rose during the pandemic

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Drug overdose fatalities increased by 68% during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 5,000 deaths from 2019 to 2021 in New York State, according to N.Y. Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Credit: New York State Comptroller office