LinkLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: New data on D.C.’s opioid deaths is disheartening By Editor On Feb 9, 2020 Last updated Feb 9, 2020 27 Share WHEN FATAL opioid overdoses peaked in the District in 2017 with the deaths of 281 people, it was clear that one of the factors was the city government’s sluggish — some said negligent — approach to the problem. Not only was there no real strategy, but there was also active resistance to practices that had proved to be effective in other cities battling the epidemic. That has changed: Even some of the harshest critics now credit Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration with a far more robust response. Yet 2019 saw another dramatic and dispiriting spike in overdose deaths. 27 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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