Episode 62 - The American Drug Crisis Pt. 1 The Opioids

Last year alone more Americans died from drug overdose than those who died during the entire Vietnam War conflict. This presents an interesting juxtaposition because allegedly America has had a decades-long war on drugs. If this is true, then those who claim to be fighting the war on drugs are surely losing. The latest epidemic to rear its ugly head and to find its way into the common vernacular is opioids. Opioids thrust themselves onto the national stage when former legendary rock star Prince was pronounced dead after being diagnosed with an overdose of opioids. Only then was the public made aware of how pervasive the opioid crisis is. From celebrities to the elderly to those millions of Americans who are diagnosed with chronic pain daily and prescribed opioids, this drug crisis runs much deeper than what appears on the surface.