[fwdude]

In the last 5 years opioid deaths have skyrocketed?

Kind of tracks with the acceptance and legalization of marijuana, doesn't it?

When the milieu is that some recreational drug us is acceptable, more people will use drugs.

We asked for this.

[NobleFree]

“We now know that overdoses from prescription opioids are a driving factor in the 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. Since 1999, the amount of prescription opioids sold in the U.S. nearly quadrupled, yet there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain that Americans report. Deaths from prescription opioids—drugs like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone—have more than quadrupled since 1999.” - https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic/