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Data shows rise in overdose deaths during the pandemic

by Associated Press/Report for America
| August 7, 2020 11:27 AM

DENVER (AP) — Health experts in Colorado warn that early 2020 data indicates a rise in overdose deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, even as the federal government has distributed grants to rural hospitals for prevention and treatment programs.

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