A new study found high rates of opioid use among COVID-19 survivors that are suffering from lingering symptoms from the virus. About 10% of survivors develop “long haulers” and doctors have been shown to write more prescriptions for opioids for those suffering from pain, anxiety and other ailments that COVID-19 long-haul symptoms bring to people.
By doing so, we are seeing survivors struggle with addiction with OxyContin, Vicodin, codeine as well as anti-depressants. More than 88,000 Americans died from overdoses during August 2019 to August 2020. Many are in fear it what long-haul COVID is going to lead to after the dust settles.