Trump White House led historic drop in opioid deaths, now fighting COVID-related overdose rise
“The coronavirus pandemic has increased feelings of loneliness and sadness,” Melania Trump said Thursday at a White House roundtable marking National Recovery Month. “For vulnerable populations, it has also increased the risk of substance abuse.”
Before the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump White House presided over an historic drop in opioid-related deaths. However, the administration is now fighting a rise in drug overdoses stemming from mental health problems tied to COVID-19.
Americans disturbed by the ongoing, widespread shutdown due to the coronavirus say politicians ordering social isolation to slow the spread of COVID-19 must also weigh the effects of mental illness triggered by the closures.
