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Drug and Alcohol Deaths is Now Affecting Average American Life Expectancy
When we think of the quality of living in the U.S., our first concept is that our country is healthy, operating well, and with residents who live long, fulfilling lives. Sure we have our fast food and our even faster lifestyles, but we generally conceive the U.S. as being a pretty healthy and “able-bodied” country. It might come as a surprise then that the U.S. national life expectancy has dropped for two years in a row, and it has dropped because of the opiate epidemic.
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The Suffering of Children of Addicted Parents
There’s no question that those who are addicted suffer greatly. Their suffering is physical, mental, moral and spiritual. Right along with any addicted parent is his (or her) children who suffer through their own struggles.
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Why Naloxone (By Itself) is Betraying Americans Addicted to Opioids
You may have heard that the Midwest and Northeast have been swept by a deadly wave of drug overdoses in the last year. As the number of overdoses rose, more police, fire departments and hospitals were supplied with the opioid antidote naloxone. But naloxone by itself is not a solution to addiction.
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Why Does Naloxone Use Provoke Such Anger from Some People?
If you’re in a group of people working in drug rehab and you mention the opioid antidote naloxone, you’ll probably hear relief and appreciation for this drug that saves lives. But not everyone is so excited. Amazingly, some people think that those who overdose should be left to die. Why is this?
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Why Do Heroin Addicts Continue to Endanger Their Lives?
It’s utterly incomprehensible to an unaddicted person—why would a heroin addict continue to inject or smoke this substance that could kill them at any moment? Indeed, it makes no sense at all. But then, when a person is well and thoroughly addicted, reason is not what they are operating off .
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What Oklahoma DOESN’T Need: Record-Setting Drug Overdose Deaths
Opinions vary about what’s needed to solve Oklahoma’s most pressing problems. But one thing is certain: Oklahoma doesn’t need any more drug overdose deaths.
