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HISTORY OF OPIOIDS
Help from the Medical Industry—Some Hospitals and Doctors Now Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
The United States is struggling with a powerful addiction epidemic, a crippling health crisis revolving around drugs and alcohol. Is this a new problem? Not really.Addiction has been around for thousands of years. Maybe longer. But is this a new level of severity of the same old problem? Yes indeed.
A Brief History of Painkiller Abuse
Americans’ problems with pain meds go back a century or more for medicinal purposes as well as recreational. The primary ingredient in the substances comes from the poppy plant which has been around for thousands of years. The active ingredient in painkillers is the drug Morphine.
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Narconon Extends Hope to Africa with Grand Opening of Continental Center
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