You Could Die from Drugs

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RIP written on tombstone

Drug overdose is now the leading cause of accidental death in the US—exceeding even motor vehicle accidents. In 2019, there were 70,630 drug overdose deaths. Opioids were involved in 70% of overdose deaths that year.

Have you ever lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose or other preventable death? Do you know what that grief feels like? Can you even imagine what it is like for a parent to lose a child? A sibling to lose a sibling?

Children are not supposed to die before their parents. The death of a child brings immense grief, pain, and heartbreak.

 

Source: "Drug Overdose Deaths"