Drug overdose deaths have been down three months in a row – but despite that remain up 7% for the year after having surged in the early in the pandemic.

With COVID-19 numbers rising as winter approaches and some temporary unemployment programs due to lapse soon, groups are trying to be ready to help if there’s another wave of overdoses.

Debbie Natale, co-director of Warren County Parent-to-Parent Addiction Services said that during the pandemic, so many people who have been in long-term recovery have relapsed.

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