"...The pandemic has been tough for many of us, especially for those struggling with opioid addiction in the bay area. Throughout the pandemic, we’re seeing an increase in people overdosing and dying from opioids..."

"...The Florida Department of Health did an investigation on opioid overdoses in our area. They compared the months of January to June of 20-20 with the same six months in 2019 and the results are not good. We’re experiencing a 35% increase in non-fatal opioid overdoses in the bay area. In most cases, the drug of choice is a synthetic opioid called Fentanyl, which is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine..."

Source:
https://www.abcactionnews.com/longform/why-experts-say-the-pandemic-is-causing-more-people-in-the-bay-area-to-relapse-and-overdose-on-drugs