America's drug overdose problem is not only taking an immense human toll on the country but it is having largescale negative effects on the economy as well, a bipartisan congressional report finds. The report estimates that around $1 trillion dollars in economic activity is being lost every year as a result of these overdoses, and the problem only seems to be worsening over time.Between April 2020 to April 2021, the first full year of Covid-related lockdowns and mandates, drug overdose deaths reached a record of 100,000 in twelve months.
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