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Worst Epidemic in U.S. History? Opioid Crisis Now Leading Cause of Death for Americans Under 50

 
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Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. To put the death toll into perspective, opioid deaths have now surpassed the peak in death by car crash in 1972, AIDS deaths in 1995 and gun deaths in 1993. After 20 years of heavy combat in South Vietnam, U.S. military casualties represented only one-third of the death toll from 10 years of opioid overdoses. Meanwhile, counties and states around the country have filed lawsuits to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for the public health crisis. "The United States is in the midst of the worst drug addiction epidemic in its history," says Dr. Andrew Kolodny, co-director of opioid policy research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He is also co-founder and director of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing.

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Worst Epidemic in U.S. History? Opioid Crisis Now Leading Cause of Death for Americans Under 50



Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. To put the death toll into perspective, opioid deaths have now surpassed the peak in death by car crash in 1972, AIDS deaths in 1995 and gun deaths in 1993. After 20 years of heavy combat in South Vietnam, U.S. military casualties represented only one-third of the death toll from 10 years of opioid overdoses. Meanwhile, counties and states around the country have filed lawsuits to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for the public health crisis. "The United States is in the midst of the worst drug addiction epidemic in its history," says Dr. Andrew Kolodny, co-director of opioid policy research at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He is also co-founder and director of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing.

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The Bush Cartel runs global heroin trafficking bushfing
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Proving that life really is idiot-proof.

if only we could incorporate opioids into radical religious communities. There must be a verse that makes consumption mandatory.
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Kratom is a very healthy alternative to Opiates.

It works with the same receptor sights, but isn't technically an opiate.

It's a healthy leaf!hf
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Gotta fight for freedom in Afghanistan if our people are to remain addicts of big pharmacy.
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Proving that life really is idiot-proof.

if only we could incorporate opioids into radical religious communities. There must be a verse that makes consumption mandatory.
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I am truly thankful that I am not one of your parents.

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Meth. Lol the "Crystal Methodist" Drug of choice. Over 900 deaths alone in Ga. Higher than murder rate in Chicago.
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OPIUM WAR III.

Can Americans have democracy, a nationwide ballot referendum to vote if we want to wage opium war against others and against US? Tens of millions of innocent lives were destroyed because of heroin from US-occupied Afghanistan. The War in Afghanistan began as an opium war against Iran, Russia and China, the tables are turning into an opium war against Americans on track to kill 165,000 Americans (2016-2026).

Americans, 5% of Earth’s population, take 60% of painkillers on Earth. USA #1 for heroin addiction now too. US government and corporate executives are waging opium war. Against US. Americans are the most drugged people on Earth.

US government installed Hamid Karzai, CIA agent, as Afghanistan’s President in 2002 to restore the drug trade. Ahmed Wali Karzai, heroin dealer, was Hamid’s brother. “The Afghan narcotics economy was a carefully designed project of the CIA”. “A convicted heroin trafficker, Izzatullah Wasifi, was appointed by Karzai to head an anti-corruption agency.” US government made Afghanistan into a narco state. By 2006, LA Times reported Afghan heroin flooding in, but wouldn’t investigate how. 1,000,000 people worldwide have been killed by heroin from US-occupied Afghanistan.

189,000 Americans were heroin addicts in 2001. White House reported 1,500,000 US heroin addicts by 2010. That figure shot up (2010-2015) to 2,500,000 heroin addicts.

Afghan opium spread from 7,600 hectares (2001) to 224,000 hectares (2014). US heroin deaths skyrocketed 1,779 (2001) to 10,574 (2014) and are on track to hit 16,500 in 2016.
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Americans, 5% of Earth’s population, take 60% of painkillers on Earth. USA #1 for heroin addiction now too. US government and corporate executives are waging opium war. Against US. Americans are the most drugged people on Earth.

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Americans, 5% of Earth’s population, take 60% of painkillers on Earth. USA #1 for heroin addiction now too. US government and corporate executives are waging opium war. Against US. Americans are the most drugged people on Earth.

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Make America Groggy Again.
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That's how to subdue a nation. It began
with the 60's 'dope is good' psyop. This
has bee ongoing ever since.
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Over the counter pain medications killed more people than prescribed pain medications.

It's possible to make anything into a crisis. How many people died from overuse of salt and sugar? How many people will die from GMOs?

How many people will die from sitting on their ass reading fake news every waking hour of their life?
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Ill never understand how people get hooked on hard drugs or alcohol.

I mean if you have to do anything just do pot.

Honestly there is no reason to do anything harder than weed.
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You would think those 65 and over would want to stop this

Because in 5 years there will not be many left to support Medicare or their social security payments

If there are no workers left then good luck


This goes for welfare too

No workers means no welfare
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I don't get it - the addiction I mean. It isn't a good high. Guess my body won't respond to Opioid(s) the way others can. It is what it is. I just get "throw up" sick - then sweat. I've taken them after surgery. They made a great big deal out of giving them to me - so yes I tried them. No fun.
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They also don't touch post surgical pain. What is the big deal ' bout Opioid((s)?
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