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Mexico is on track to have the deadliest year ever since modern records began. In the first 10-months of 2017, there were more than 20,878 murders nationwide, as many in the war-torn country have blamed President Enrique Pena Nieto’s failure to tackle drug violence.
Read the source article here.
Benzos are bad. Benzos + ETOH can be lethal. Withdrawal symptoms are… well just read a physician’s personal story here. The homepage for her non-profit is here.
If you are interested in more online articles and resources similar to the linked articles above go to my Wakelet page The Drug War in the United States.
I would like to suggest that the root of this opioid epidemic lies far deeper than “physicians overprescribing.” The problem is that we are now a society of adults who have no coping skills. No ability to deal with the curves that life throws us. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. We have taught our children that they should never have to feel any sort of discomfort whether emotional or physical.
Source: Physicians are being murdered for not prescribing opioids
I’ve been concerned about the lack of coping skills for quite some time.
Then I read this:
The number of Americans who say they’ve taken an antidepressant over the past month rose by 65 percent between 1999 and 2014, a new government survey finds.
Source: Antidepressant Use Jumps 65 Percent in 15 Years
This is depressing.
F. Perry Wilson, MD, looks at the data on how patients get hooked
Source: How Much Are Docs Responsible for Patients’ Opioid Abuse? | Medpage Today
And if you’re having trouble falling asleep one night here’s the link to the source study.
Source: Incident and long-term opioid therapy among patients with ps… : PAIN
Deaths from synthetic opioids spiked 72% in one year
Source: Opioid Deaths Up, Illicit Fentanyl to Blame | Medpage Today
Thank you China. Thank you Mexico.
Summary: Immigration from Mexico was a hot issue in Campaign 2016. An equally serious danger was ignored — contagion to the US from the insurgency of drug cartels against Mexico. (Graphic copyright Stratfor 2016)
Source: Stratfor looks at the drug cartel’s insurgency against Mexico | Fabius Maximus website
With increasing legalization of marijuana in the US the cartels are now selling more heroin and methamphetamine. It’s been a while since I read up on this issue.
Still looking to buy that beachfront bargain in Mexico?
