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01/18/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Deaths from synthetic opioids have risen from 3,000 to over 20,000 in just three years – and the carnage is expected to continue

The tragic cases of two suburban Atlanta teens succumbing to opioid overdose added to the growing and worsening number of deaths associated with drug overdose across the country. A report published in the Life Zette website revealed that deaths involving synthetic opioids grew from 3,000 to 20,000 within a three-year period, which marked a 560 percent increase in […]

10/16/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

New numbers reveal more than 100 KIDS per day being seen in U.S. hospitals with opioid addiction

A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has cast a grim new light on America’s opioid crisis. The organization found that hospitals in the United States attend more than 100 children and teenagers a day who are already hooked on opioids, reported DailyMail.co.uk. The researchers based this estimate on their retrospective analysis of […]

11/15/2016 / By Mary Wilder

Legalizing marijuana can help END the War on Drugs – instead of wasting $1 TRILLION in tax dollars annually

One of the most frustrating things about life in 2016 is the ridiculous fact that cannabis still isn’t legalized across the United States. During a time when the freedoms of the American people are constantly in jeopardy, it is especially infuriating that a plant that grows naturally is outlawed simply because the federal government makes money […]

09/29/2016 / By Mary Wilder

The real price of the War on Drugs costs both money and lives

The War on Drugs has been a massive failure from its inception. Not only do many of the policies enacted as a result of it violate the very fabric of American freedoms, it has also led to nonviolent “criminals” being locked away in prison for absolutely ridiculous reasons. Inspired primarily through harsh racisms directed at immigrants […]

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