Marijuana Could Be the Key to Overcoming America's Opioid Epidemic
America has a problem.
Though prescription drugs are designed to help patients, one class of prescription drugs known as opioids, which are commonly prescribed to relieve severe or chronic pain, have been doing the opposite in certain instances. During periods of extended use, a person can become dependent on opioid medications, leading to a host of possible complications, including overdoses that can lead to death.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 1999 and 2014 more than 165,000 people died in the United States from overdosing on prescription opioids, such as Methadone, OxyContin, or Vicodin. In 2014 alone, more than 14,000 people died from overdoses tied to prescription opioids, working out to nearly 40 people a day. This is about a 300% increase since 1999, and it's been especially prevalent in persons between the ages of 25 and 54.
There's no denying it: America has an opioid...
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