Although recent statistics and information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention make the death toll from the ongoing opioid epidemic startlingly clear, data about the opioid crisis’s effect on younger people across America hasn’t been so easy to come by. Now, a recent study indicates that opioid overdose rates among teens and…
ReadMore than 100 people die every day from opioid overdoses, and each of these deaths is a preventable tragedy. Still, the majority of these overdoses never make the national news in any way other than as a statistic. Madelyn Linsenmeir is the rare exception. In the past month, her obituary, written by Linsenmeir’s sister Kate…
ReadAmerica’s opioid crisis continues to grow, according to new data showing drug overdose deaths have reached a new record high across the country. As The New York Times reports, drug overdose deaths in 2016 leaped to 59,000, largely driven by opioid addiction and abuse combined with the recent spread of other dangerous drugs like fentanyl.…
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