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by codeecan 1752 days ago
It's well supported that the combination of lock down isolation[1] in addition to the free CERB money resulted in the spike of drug abuse / suicide deaths[2].

[1] https://www.aei.org/op-eds/the-coronavirus-is-killing-thousa...

[2] https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cerb-pandemic-opioid-addict...

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And I don't believe we have even begun to see the psychological / developmental effects of isolation and distance learning on young kids.
2 comments
DanBC 1751 days ago
No, it's absolutely not well supported that deaths by suicide have increased.

I mean, from your own link:

> We don’t have data that the lockdowns are causing more suicides,

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nomdep 1752 days ago
But we can see the impact of those who has become orphans because of COVID. I prefer your armchair problems any day
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atomicUpdate 1752 days ago
The results of the study are that more orphans were created by the lockdowns than covid.
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nomdep 1751 days ago
The study doesn’t say those who die because of their addiction during lockdown were parents.
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