Drug abuse in Israel surges post-October 7, latest data shows
- Problematic drug use in Israel has risen sharply following October 7, with prescription sedatives and opioids showing some of the steepest increases, according to new data from Israel’s Center on Addiction and Mental Health (ICA).
- Professor Shauli Lev-Ran, co-founder and academic director of the ICA said that the centre's surveys, which have been conducted regularly since 2018, show a marked rise in addictive substance misuse.
- Spiking in the months after the October 7 attacks by Hamas, the increase has failed to come down since, where problematic substance use has continued to affect around a q
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- Problematic drug use in Israel has risen sharply following October 7, with prescription sedatives and opioids showing some of the steepest increases, according to new data from Israel’s Center on Addiction and Mental Health (ICA).
- Professor Shauli Lev-Ran, co-founder and academic director of the ICA said that the centre's surveys, which have been conducted regularly since 2018, show a marked rise in addictive substance misuse.
- Spiking in the months after the October 7 attacks by Hamas, the increase has failed to come down since, where problematic substance use has continued to affect around a q
Sources: The Independent