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Louis1895

(779 posts) Fri Aug 4, 2017, 03:55 PM Aug 2017

“With approximately 142 Americans dying every day, America is enduring a death toll equal to Sept. 11 every three weeks,” the commission members wrote, referring to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/health/opioid-crisis-trump-commission.html?_r=0

Check out the graphs in this article to see how bad things really are:

Drug Deaths in America Are Rising Faster Than Ever

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White House Panel Recommends Declaring National Emergency on Opioids [View all] Louis1895 Aug 2017 OP

Meanwhile people who need painkillers are being denied them! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #2

we have a national emergency on gun violence too Fresh_Start Aug 2017 #3

In other countries, you can't get even opioids unless you are inpatient. Chakaconcarne Aug 2017 #4

Not true. Codeine is sold over the counter in many countries. Coventina Aug 2017 #9

The drug dealers are saying, "Bring it on" Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #5

What do you think of the possibility of maintaining addiction safely? loyalsister Aug 2017 #11

There will always be those who are desperate for a way out tymorial Aug 2017 #15

I got a question Motownman78 Aug 2017 #12

Yup. tymorial Aug 2017 #14

Ok, because what Portugal and Motownman78 Aug 2017 #16

When there's an emergency for a small faction of our society, no_hypocrisy Aug 2017 #7

And those of us with chronic pain will be the only ones without access Coventina Aug 2017 #8

As an MD, I don't necessarily disagree with this. Barack_America Aug 2017 #13