Opioid Overdosing In The 21st Century

Throughout the last 10 years opioid overdosing is up a total of 200%. There is a new trend in the 21st century, and we can’t turn our back to the facts. Drug overdosing is a problem. The one way to lower this number is to stop it from beginning at all. Most people start using drugs for different reasons. Most people start because of risk-taking, impulsivity, peer pressure, and immaturity, and even after that one hit you can become addicted or feel the need to do it again, and before you know it it’s an acceptable habit. Many teenagers feel the need to escape life's problems, but by doing so you could remove yourself completely from life. In 2014, there were 12,159 deaths involving a natural or semi-synthetic opioid; 3,400 deaths involving methadone;