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Mental Health Awareness Month – The Correlation Between Mental Health and Addiction
Mental Health Awareness Month is observed in May each year to raise awareness of the importance of mental wellbeing, educate people about available resources, and advocate for better care. So what is the relationship between mental health and addiction?
The Most Lethal Drugs in the U.S.
According to a U.S. News article, 70,237 drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in 2017. That number was up 10.4 percent from the 63,632 people who died from drug overdoses in 2016. Overdose deaths are on the rise in America, and they have been since the turn of the century.
These Ten Drugs Are Responsible for the Most Overdoses
When someone who is struggling with a drug habit turns on their local news and hears a report about a “New, lethal strain of heroin” or a “New batch of fentanyl that’s killing dozens of addicts,” their first thought isn’t to mourn such a sad situation or to avoid those drugs.