Heroin deaths surpass gun homicides for the first time, CDC data show

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | December 9, 2016 | Christopher Ingraham

[artichokegrower]

Opioid deaths continued to surge in 2015, surpassing 30,000 for the first time in recent history, according to CDC data released Thursday.

That marks an increase of nearly 5,000 deaths from 2014. Deaths involving powerful synthetic opiates, like fentanyl, rose by nearly 75 percent from 2014 to 2015.

[artichokegrower]

Heroin from Mexico, supplied by Mexican drug cartels brought across the border by illegal aliens. Build the freaking wall.

[dp0622]

“Heroin, Frank. Heroin”

“That’s a pretty tall order, Nordberg. You’re gonna have to give me a couple of days on that”

[FatherofFive]

Drugs reflect a society lacking a moral compass and a reason to live.

[Fai Mao]

The vast majority of people that die of drug overdoses are Clinton voters.

[dp0622]

Big Pharma did a great job of spreading Roxys across the country for everything from hangnail to tooth ache when it was supposed to only be available to cancer patients.

Heroin is MUCH cheaper than roxys.

Yes, people shouldn’t have gotten addicted to the pills.

Same goes for heroin.

Blame the drug dealers and big pharma.

And investment banks for washing drug money.

[ronnie raygun]

The Wall

[RC one]

The title should read “gun deaths” not gun homicides.

[eyeamok]

supplied by Mexican drug cartels brought across the border by illegal aliens.

Now you know why the Wall will NEVER BE BUILT.

Do you think our Government is just going to give up the Police State?? End the War on Drugs?? just so you can have a country with real borders and no Illegal Aliens sucking off the Taxpayers?

We are talking about Millions and Millions of Government Union Jobs that will disappear, Billions and Billions of TAX Dollars that will no longer be needed.

You can Not have a War on Drugs without Drugs, the Border will Remain open for Business, the folks at HSBC will see to it.

[Popman]

YES...Build the freaking wall....

That’s going to help, but it’s not going to stop the flow of drugs.

We need a 4 point comprehensive program..

Build the wall,
Improve technology at the International crossings..
Death for drug dealers
Rehabilitation instead of prison for users..

[DaveA37]

How do you suppose Chicago keeps track of the numbers? They change by the minute there.

[heterosupremacist]

*The vast majority of people that die of drug overdoses are Clinton voters.*

Yes I agree, but it is still so very sad...

MAGA!

[umgud]

We need a 4 point comprehensive program..

Build the wall, Improve technology at the International crossings..
Death for drug dealers AND MULES
Rehabilitation instead of prison for users..

[SkyDancer]

Guess it’s time to post some “Heroin Free Zone” signs about.

[Feckless]

Junkies are just dead people with a temperature.

[SaveFerris]

The “I Love You” out of Caracas.

Wasn’t it Philip Seymour Hoffman who did his “gun control” spot and then died from a heroin overdose? He should have done a “heroin control” spot.

[Organic Panic]

Can’t we make heroin illegal???

[SaveFerris]

I think HSBC was just the tip of the iceberg on that one:

[eyeamok]

At least I am not the only one here that remembers who the REAL PLAYERS are. OUR GOVERNMENT! :)

[Popman]

Death for drug dealers AND MULES

Works for me...

Until the potential penalty outweighs the potential rewards, we aren't going to stop people from bringing drugs into the country and pushing their poison on our people.

[dp0622]

ROFL!!! I Love You