Posted on 04/22/2020 3:55:16 PM PDT by Libloather
Drug overdoses have increased in Charlotte, according to police, and addiction specialists say they’re concerned people are drinking too much alcohol and resorting to drugs while stuck at home.
Since March 26 - when Mecklenburg County began its stay-at-home order - CMPD has responded to 100 emergency calls about drug overdoses. That’s a 24% increase or around 20 additional calls compared to a similar time period last year, said CMPD spokesman Rob Tufano.
Out of the 100 calls, ten people died, he said.
Director of prevention and intervention at Anuvia, a substance abuse treatment center, Cindy Murphy said that resources and help is available. Prior to the pandemic, there had been a downward trend in overdoses, she said.
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The governor obviously disagrees. I wonder where these death numbers go.
Idle hands are the devils workshop.
LET US GO BACK TO FCKN WORK!
John Donne, pick up the white courtesy phone.
Post of the day
Didn’t see THAT coming.
Bunga, or death by Bunga becomes Covid or Death by Covid...
OMG!!! Democrats are worried that sitting at home with nothing to do results in more ODs and suicides!!
Gramps sez there’s no such thing as over doses/drinking. It’s always just enough.
I’m sorry and everything.
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere.
The Fauchi-related death clock is warming up
Depression is up and so are drinking and domestic abuse.
Haven’t heard if there has been a rise in suicide.
>Out of the 100 calls, ten people died, he said.
More deadly than China Virus!
It’s at least understandable how the Russians got to be the Russians.
Could anyone explain what this headline was supposed to mean?
Or, these folks could just live their lives as adults and sidestep the self-destructiveness.
Just the left-wing loonies at the News Observer trying to be cute...and failing.
Bad take on ‘watch your six’ (o’ clock).
Dumb, really.
Down in Charlotte where everything’s fine,
All them cats is drinkin’ that wine.
Drinkin’ that mess is their delight,
When they get drunk, start singin’ all night.
Drinkin’ wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin’ wine,
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin’ wine,
Wine spo-dee-o-dee drinkin’ wine,
Pass that bottle to me!
Now I’ve got a nickel, have you got a dime?
Let’s get together and get a little wine.
Some buys a gallon some buys a quart,
When you buy black beer, now you’re doin’ things smart.
Drinkin’ wine spo-dee-o-dee.....
Down on Rempart Street in Willie’s den,
He would sell but a gill of gin.
One cat wanted a bottle of wine
He hooked that cat for a dollar and a dime.
Drinkin’ wine spo-dee-o-dee......
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