Dr. Beau Clark Talks COVID And Opioid Deaths 8-16-21

Coroner Dr. Beau Clark joined us today to talk about the amount of Covid-19 deaths coming through his office and what demographic he believes have been the most at risk for COVID deaths.  Dr. Clark breaks down everything from age, race, and gender in regards to who’s most at risk.  He also explains what classifies and Covid deaths and how the cause of death is determined.  Then, Dr. Clark shifts his focus to opioid deaths in Louisiana and why numbers are so high.  He says that fentanyl is the main drug that he’s seen cause opioid deaths.  He tries to determine why that is the case and what this means for drug companies.  Hear the full interview here.