The opioid epidemic in the United States has reached crisis proportions, killing an average of 140 people EVERY DAY, a tally of over 50,000 people annually. As a further tragedy, many, many of these deaths are young people, high schoolers, college students and that vicinity. How did this happen? Who is responsible? Can it be stopped?
We'll explore the culprits (yes, there are people and agencies who have cynically encouraged opioid use, and overuse, for the sheer profit they reap), and can they be held accountable? Is there another way to avoid the chronic pain, the addiction, the death
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