Newly released from @CDCgov shows that heroin deaths now exceed gun homicides. It’s outrageous.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/heroin-deaths-exceeded-gun-homicides-2015/ …
The same @CDCgov data also found that opioids cause almost two-thirds of all drug-related overdoses in the United States. Let that sink in.
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At the heart of this problem is big pharma companies lying about how dangerously addictive these drugs are, just so they can sell more.
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Let’s end the vicious cycle of slapping companies on the wrist, having them pay a small fine, with no change in their actions.
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when are we gonna treat these issues as a health concern rather than a crime concern?
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Maybe it's time to wage the Forever War on legal drugs and the way they've been unleashed on the public 600 lb Gorilla
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@drubald Don't confuse prescription opioid abuse with IV heroin (mixed with street stuff) addiction - gov.'t data mixes them. -
do something about the heroin pipeline and cartels in the US.
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thank you for speaking out on this. Too many I know go from prescription to heroin. Opiates=addiction
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