“Drug overdoses may be linked to COVID-19 pandemic anxiety” – Belleville health unit

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A spike in both serious and fatal drug overdoses over the last week in Belleville can’t be definitively pinned down for a precise cause but it may be linked to angst being felt around the world due to COVID-19 pandemic anxiety.

The local health unit said Tuesday it’s been apprised by Belleville Police Service of “five overdose related incidents in the Belleville area since Monday, March 16, including two overdoses that resulted in death.”

“Drug overdoses may be linked to COVID-19 pandemic anxiety” – Belleville health unit

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