Youth opioid overdoses resulting in an encounter with emergency medical services (EMS) spiked significantly during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. These encounters have now largely stabilized, though they remain elevated compared to pre-pandemic rates, according to a new study published in JAMA Network. “Prehospital encounters for youth opioid overdoses were increasing prior to the pandemic, increased with the onset, and then stabilized, remaining higher than pre-pandemic levels,” the study’s authors wrote.
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