Proof The Bible Is True

By Dr. Mercola

Prescription painkillers — not illicit drugs — are now among the most commonly misused drugs in the U.S.^1,2 As of June 2017, opioids became the leading cause of death among Americans under the age of 50.³ President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency that year in October.⁴

The following graph by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows the progressive incline in overdose deaths related to narcotic pain relievers between 1999 and 2017.⁵

I’ve written many previous articles detailing the background of how the U.S. ended …read more

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