USA. Nora's Blog: Rising Stimulant Deaths Show that We Face More than Just an Opioid Crisis
USA. Nora's Blog: Rising Stimulant Deaths Show that We Face More than Just an Opioid Crisis
Although we often talk about individual drugs and drug use disorders in isolation, the reality is that many people use drugs in combination and also die from them in combination. Although deaths from opioids continue to command the public’s attention, an alarming increase in deaths involving the stimulant drugs methamphetamine and cocaine are a stark illustration that we no longer face just an opioid crisis. We face a complex and ever-evolving addiction and overdose crisis characterized by shifting use and availability of different substances and use of multiple drugs (and drug classes) together. (Dr. Nora Volkow, NIDA, USA, 12.11.2020)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/about-nida/noras-blog/2020/11/rising-stimulant-deaths-show-we-face-more-than-just-opioid-crisis