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Why Opioid Addiction Is So Dangerous

Why Opioid Addiction Is So Dangerous

America is experiencing an opioid addiction epidemic. The problem started in the 1990s when doctors began to overprescribe opiates as painkillers but didn’t realize how addictive these painkillers could be. Now the United States is facing a massive opioid addiction crisis. In 2020, 75% of the 91,799 drug overdose deaths involved opioids. Whether addiction begins […]