On Feb. 12, 2018, the PBS News Hour reported that companies selling the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups promoting the medication's use.
Not enough is being discussed in the area of suicide death as opposed to accidental overdose.
Is it crazy to expect that all young people who abuse substances are mentally ill?
A lot of the stigma of drug and alcohol addiction is caused by the secrecy of it all.
People are oblivious to the once beautiful soul behind the addiction.