The Leading Cause of Accidental Death Is…
Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the United States.
In 2015, the number of overdose deaths surpassed the number of deaths from car accidents. The current opioid epidemic is the worst drug crisis in American history.
President Trump said at a news conference:
“This epidemic is a national health emergency. Nobody has seen anything like what is going on now.”
He added:
“As Americans, we cannot allow this to continue. It is time to liberate our communities from this scourge of drug addiction. Never been this way. We can be the generation that ends the opioid epidemic. We can do it.”
With the United States being the world’s largest opioid consumer, opiates are surprisingly easy to obtain. Opiates are used to suppress pain. Therefore a majority of opiate addictions start by receiving a prescription from a medical professional. Once the body builds up a tolerance to the drug, the individual begins routinely taking more and more of the drug, and the cycle of addiction is triggered. The fact of the matter is that any long-term use of a drug puts you at risk of addiction, even if it is used as prescribed.
During opioid withdrawal part of the brain that deals with emotion (hippocampus) goes into overdrive and causes feelings of anxiety. The hypothalamus (the body’s thermostat) goes haywire, and the reaction from the body itself produces severe body aches.
Then the addict has the strong desire for more opiates to make the pain and symptoms of withdrawal go away. The person is now a slave to the opiate in fear of withdrawal symptoms.
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