As fatal drug overdoses continue to rise in Virginia, new record could be set this year - Virginia Mercury

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As fatal drug overdoses continue to rise in Virginia, new record could be set this year - Virginia Mercury

Virginia is headed toward another record number of drug overdose deaths, which experts blame on social isolation and stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread trafficking of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. Drug deaths in the commonwealth increased 22 percent during the first half of this year compared with the corresponding period of 2020, […]