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Major study: Drug overdoses over a 38-year period reveal hidden trends

It's just the current cycle that involves opiates, but methamphetamine, cocaine, and others have caused the trajectory of overdoses to head the same direction

From the study: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6408/eaau1184
  • It appears that overdoses are increasing exponentially, no matter the drug itself.
  • If the study bears out, it means that even reducing opiates will not slow the trajectory.
  • The causes of these trends remain obscure, but near the end of the write-up about the study, a hint might be apparent.
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Recreational Marijuana Is Reversing the Opioid Crisis in Colorado, Study Suggests

A new report suggests Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana might be reducing opioid deaths in the state.

David McNew - A budtender pours marijuana from a jar

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What drug-addicted soldiers can teach us about addiction and recovery

19% of American soldiers returned from Vietnam addicted to heroin. 95% of them recovered without relapse. How?

Of all war films that offer a sense of actual combat, the documentary Restrepo is arguably closest to representing the tedium and boredom that sets in on a day to day basis—and this in one of the most contentious regions on the planet. For soldiers in the Vietnam War, weeks were filled with not much at all, making it easy for heroin to infiltrate the barracks. 

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