{"id":3648,"date":"2020-12-22T15:41:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2020-12-22T15:41:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T20:41:11","slug":"cdc-historic-numbers-drug-overdoses-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/gc4rnewwebsite20\/cdc-historic-numbers-drug-overdoses-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC: Historic Numbers Drug Overdoses During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their report revealing staggering new numbers related to the addiction crisis. <\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #c00000;\">From June 2019 -May 2020, there were more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States, the highest number ever in a 12-month period.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">The evidence is clear, undeniable, and alarming. Substance Use Disorder is the epidemic within the COVID-19 pandemic. It is time for both Congress and the Georgia General Assembly to step up with transformational action to expand funding for peer led recovery programs. These lives matter and many of the lives lost are from communities across Georgia. <strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\">COVID-19 is only accelerating the death toll from the addiction crisis. Those with substance use disorder need increased assistance, funding, and peer led support and they need it now.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their report revealing staggering new numbers related to the addiction crisis. From June 2019 -May 2020, there were more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States, the highest number ever in a 12-month period. The evidence is clear, undeniable, and alarming. 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