The Subtleties of the Opiate Addict: Trauma, Addiction, & Treatment
An Epedemic According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse between 1999 and 2010 prescription painkiller sales quadrupled. They also estimate that 80% of prescription painkillers are prescribed by 20% of the providers. Since 1999, overdose deaths from painkillers and heroin have increased by 300%, a staggering number that reflects the current nationwide opiate epidemic.…