http://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdoses-are-leading-cause-of-death-americans-under-50/
Also interesting to note that heroin deaths have surpassed gun homicides. Since gun control supposedly works so well, maybe they should outlaw heroin.
Overdoses now leading cause of death of Americans under 50
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Also interesting to note that heroin deaths have surpassed gun homicides. Since gun control supposedly works so well, maybe they should outlaw heroin.
More proof we should stop thinking of it as a "war" on drugs, and start thinking of it as a public health issue that needs to be address by means other than jail time. I really wish they'd take the $30k/yr it takes to incarcerate people and spend that on an actual rehab program. I hate it that these people with a drug problem end up with a criminal record and no chance of having meaningful employment. Give them treatment and a chance to make it in the workforce. Jails are way too overcrowded anyway.
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Interesting that the biggest rise seems to be in Coal Country. I would wonder if there is a link --
I think the words you are looking for are "Rock Concert"
Acid has been replaced.....by little plastic bottles
http://www.kff.org/other/state-indi...0&sortModel={"colId":"Location","sort":"asc"}
State by state numbers....
Just lost a former HS (three months ago) to drugs and alcohol at 41 years old. People deal with life's struggles different. But unfortunately far too often they turn to drugs and/or alcohol.
It's a real problem, and not going away or leveling off. Education will not prevent it. Jail will not solve it. Rehab doesn't cure it.
Have you watched ESPN's E:60 on Ryan Leaf? WOW! Worth the watch. They asked him why he started using drugs. He said "To deal with the shame" of being viewed how he was, in which he says "Was completely my fault". Most people don't do drugs because it's "fun". They do it as a coping mechanism for something else.
My eyes must be playing tricks on me. Texas is down near the bottom of the list. I thought we are all supposed to be nuts, because we carry guns, and don't believe in climate change.
I read an article a number of years ago that pointed out that every known group of people throughout history had some form of mind-altering drug as part of their culture. it's simply the way humans are wired, and some folks take it too far (like anything else)...
Definitely
Doc in a boxes, such as American Family Care, tend to be fairly careful about that stuff. Last year, my arthritis flared up and I ended up with a massive knotted muscled near one of my shoulder blades. I had my standard prescriptions, but they weren't putting a dent in it. Went to AFC. Now, keep in mind that you could look at my back and *see* the knot. I got tramadol (about 3-4 levels below Lortab/Norco) and a muscle relaxer that was only slightly more effective than a tic tac.
I ended up just using my standard meds and a heating pad; took about 4 days for that damn thing to work its way out.
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Texas isn't keeping track of ODs quite as diligently as other states.
http://kxan.com/investigative-story/fentanyl-deaths-rising-in-central-texas-going-untracked/
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