One-Third of American Adults Prescribed Opioids Each Year, and Opioid Deaths Now Leading Cause of Death for People Under 50http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/16/opioid-overdose.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20170816Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM154627&et_rid=17196517
- August 16, 2017 • 58,993 views
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- More than one-third of American adults were prescribed an opioid drug in 2015, and opioid overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50
- Back pain, wisdom tooth extraction and pain during pregnancy are common reasons for receiving an opioid prescription. As a result, many young adults and infants are unduly affected by drug addiction
- Drivers killed in car crashes while under the influence of opioid drugs rose sevenfold between 1995 and 2015
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