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"