26,000,000
TWENTY SIX MILLION! Twenty six million people...that's enough people to fill over 800 football stadiums. That's also how many people the latest bust of fentanyl could have killed. When will this nightmare end?
According to the TN Shelby County Health Dept., we haven't hit the peak of this crisis, and that is terrifying.
Have a look:
It's OK to get help!
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https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/05/25/health/nebraska-fentanyl-bust/index.html?ofs=fbia
Money is the root of all evil
There are a multitude of reasons the Opioid Epidemic is still a looming presence over the people of our country; our continent. One of them being patient brokering.
When treatment centers, sober living homes, Counselors and doctors cash in on those suffering from the disease of addiction instead of helping them on the road to recovery, it's a damn shame. People in need of treatment or a safe place to stay are trusting the treatment centers, the sober living homes and the doc
Killer pills
There's no doubt that straight fentanyl in pill form will end someone's life. Unfortunately, those suffering from the disease of addiction don't have the capacity to register that risk.
More and more these counterfeit pills are showing up across the country and law enforcement and county health departments are implementing new strategies on a daily basis to combat this and all aspects of the Opioid Epidemic.
If someone you know who is addicted to pills and they are turning
Is Medical Cannabis the answer?
Medical cannabis is a touchy subject for some people. So many studies have been done to prove its effectiveness with pain management, anxiety and a long list of other ailments.
There are still people out there who believe that medical cannabis is as bad as, if not worse than heroin, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and all of the other drugs that are highly addictive and can destroy lives. It's simply not true.
I think now, in this day and age, we have to turn back to Mot