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10/03/2017 / By News Editors

Prescription opioid deaths surpass gun-related deaths… Big Pharma literally killing more people than GUNS

The opioid epidemic in America is killing more people than guns and the blame rests squarely on Big Pharma. Until 2007, the number of deaths by firearm was five times greater than those caused by overdoses, but in 2015 overdose deaths surpassed gun deaths for the first time – and it looks like the trend will […]

08/16/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Trump’s solution to the opioid epidemic crisis? MORE SPENDING on mental health services and “treatment”

Last Thursday, President Donald Trump announced to reporters that he would be declaring America’s opioid crisis a national emergency, as roughly 142 people die each day of drug overdoses in the U.S. Trump is correct that the problem has gotten out of hand in our nation, with around 35,000 people dying of opioid or heroin […]

08/03/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

America on drugs: Shocking one-third of U.S. adults are prescribed opioids

If you think that America’s opioid epidemic hasn’t touched your life, statistics show there is a good chance you are wrong, with one out of every three American adults taking opioids during 2015. That equates to 92 million adults. It’s a shocking statistic that means you could well know more than one person who is […]

03/01/2017 / By Daniel Barker

Prescription opioid deaths surpass gun-related deaths… Big Pharma literally killing more people than GUNS

The opioid epidemic in America is killing more people than guns and the blame rests squarely on Big Pharma. Until 2007, the number of deaths by firearm was five times greater than those caused by overdoses, but in 2015 overdose deaths surpassed gun deaths for the first time – and it looks like the trend […]

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