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FDA Fueled Opioid Epidemic

When deprived of opioid drugs like heroin or oxycodone, addicts endure harsh withdrawal that often requires medical intervention. The addict may then undergo long-term treatment to reduce odds of relapsing.1

Recovering opioid addicts may not sleep properly for years. Relentless physical and mental cravings result in over 90% of treated users resuming opioid addiction.2 The final exit for many is recovery or death.

Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began,

Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began, federal government says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said prescriptions for highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone dropped 13.1 percent between 2012 and 2015, offering a glimmer of progress in efforts to quell the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history.Continue reading “Opioid prescriptions dropped for the first time since the modern addiction crisis began,”