[Lurkinanloomin]

I was shocked to find out there were over 60,000 OD deaths in 2016.
I knew it was spreading, but I had no idea it was that bad.

[Steven Scharf]

That is total drug overdose deaths. It includes pills etc. I cannot find the actual number of heroin deaths. Every article has the same paragraph that tells other raw numbers and then says heroin deaths are up 20%.

[Bonemaker]

“I was shocked to find out there were over 60,000 OD deaths in 2016.
I knew it was spreading, but I had no idea it was that bad.”

You believe the government?

[9YearLurker]

That’s more than the Americans lost in the total Viet Nam War.

[Liberal Anti Venom]

I didn’t realize how bad it was either until after talking with a friend who is an alcohol / drug addiction counselor. He says probably 60% - 70% of the patients he works with in rehab are opioid addicts.

[Moonman62]

I was shocked to find out there were over 60,000 OD deaths in 2016.
I knew it was spreading, but I had no idea it was that bad.

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Trump made it an issue during his campaign.