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blackrams
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MAR 28, 08:43 AM
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Drug overdoses an unintended consequence of COVID stimulus payments, experts say
https://news.yahoo.com/drug...covid-132330545.html
Audrey Conklin
Sat, March 27, 2021, 8:23 AM·5 min read
Substance abuse has surged across the U.S. as a result of coronavirus-induced isolation, but there is also a correlation between stimulus payments and overdoses, experts say.
County officials in Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Minnesota and other states have reported recent spikes in fatal and non-fatal overdoses, as well as emergency room visits. The third round of stimulus payments was approved March 17.
"We definitely believe that there’s a correlation between the recent stimulus checks that were sent out and the overdoses we’re seeing right now," Lauren Cummings, executive director of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Abuse Coalition, told Fox News. "We saw an increase in overdoses after the first round of stimulus payouts. We annually see an increase in overdoses following tax returns."
The Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force on March 23 reported three fatal overdoses and 13 non-fatal overdoses in the prior week.
The stimulus payments, on top of isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, have been a "deadly combination," according to Cummings.
"It’s kind of an irony," Gerry Schmidt, chief operating officer at Valley HealthCare System in West Virginia, which serves as a substance abuse counseling center, told Fox News. "I mean, a stimulus check you shouldn’t put in the bank, if you think about it. Stimulus checks are supposed to help the economy and help people move forward through a tough time."
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The northern Virginia region saw 53 fatal overdoses in 2020 and 202 non-fatal overdoses -- a record for the area, despite being one of the few regions in the U.S. that saw a decrease in overdoses between 2017 and 2018.
"We always say that addiction is a disease of isolation, and the opposite of that is connection. Unfortunately, with support group meetings being moved to virtual platforms, people were just not feeling a connection and were forced into isolation, which led many to relapse," Schmidt said.
As the title suggests, an intelligent use of stimulus money.  [This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 03-28-2021).]
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sourmash
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MAR 28, 08:58 AM
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Some people bought bitcoin. Some bought Gamestop.
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maryjane
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MAR 28, 09:17 AM
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choices always have consequences.
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sourmash
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MAR 28, 09:42 AM
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For some people it wasn't their choice, but a choice their mother made when they were kids. A couple of generations were medicated as kids because doctor's investments required it, so Oprah had shows promoting it or Dr Phil probably talked about it.
Those kids were made drug dependent. That 'normal for them' is chemical dependency and doesn't stop as adults. I've seen up close one kid who would go from frantic, uncontrolled to knocked out asleep in 15 minutes of taking some drug his dad gave him.
Frickin millenials wee all doped. Some still are.
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MidEngineManiac
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MAR 28, 09:52 AM
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Nothing new....gripe water in the 50-60-70's. That sheet was basically watered-down vodka with a bit of Sambuca in it !!!!
A lot of us spent our entire infancy hammered !![This message has been edited by MidEngineManiac (edited 03-28-2021).]
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Jake_Dragon
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MAR 28, 01:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
choices always have consequences.
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Yes they do, but this isn't something new.
Give anyone a windfall that has been beaten up for the last year and they are going to look for some quick happiness.
Why do you think most places pay on friday afternoon. It gives them 2 days to get over it and come back to work.
At this point its just a numbers game, the government has no clue and instead of putting people back to work lets just buy them off.
The number of lives this will turn around is tiny.
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Hank is Here
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MAR 29, 10:10 AM
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Out of curiosity....has anyone checked the inventory to big screen TV's at Wal-Mart lately? I know last year TV's aroudn here were cleaned out after the checks were issued.
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blackrams
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MAR 29, 10:13 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Hank is Here:
Out of curiosity....has anyone checked the inventory to big screen TV's at Wal-Mart lately? I know last year TV's aroudn here were cleaned out after the checks were issued. |
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Nope, haven't done that. But, I have been shopping for a 45/70 Henry. Seems just about anything that goes bang is hard to find since the last election.
Rams
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Blacktree
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MAR 29, 10:22 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by blackrams:Seems just about anything that goes bang is hard to find since the last election. |
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Actually, since the COVID scare started... late March / early April of last year.
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blackrams
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MAR 29, 10:25 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Blacktree:
Actually, since the COVID scare started... late March / early April of last year. |
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That may be correct, I'm not sure. What I am sure about is my local gun store is overwhelmed with business and can't keep some weapons and most ammo in stock.
Rams[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 03-29-2021).]
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