Thanksgiving is next week, if you can believe it, and this year's holiday will look very different from past years. For some, that means gathering over zoom or socially distanced outside. For others, it means pulling together whatever you can to put even the most basic meal on the table.
First, we heard from Andrew Morehouse, the Executive Director of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, about the increasing food insecurity the western half of the state has been experiencing since the spring.
Then, the pandemic has stopped or interrupted so many aspects of our society, but the opioid epidemic has not abated. In fact, opioid overdose deaths have increased slightly during this pandemic, according to new data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
We spoke with Dr. Kavita Babu, an attending physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, at UMass Memorial Healthcare, about that increase and the barriers created by the pandemic in accessing treatment.
Segments:
Andrew Morehouse - 2:38
Dr. Kavita Babu- -16:49
