Deeper Look

Increasing Drug Abuse During COVID: Nora Volkow / Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (3x4)

Air date: Feb 15, 2022

Data indicates that there has been a nearly 30% increase in drug overdose deaths in the US during a 12-month period between 2020-2021. How much of this alarming increase is related to the pandemic, and could the disruptions caused by COVID-19 provide an opportunity to rethink the US's approach to drug treatment and policy. Nora Volkow joins us from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.