Yes. The world is in the midst of a pandemic of the COVID-19 virus. But in between all the political posturing and breathless fear inducing media coverage could we all just take a deep, cleansing breath? In fact, take four or five. I usually deal in crime statistics, but this week let’s look at health statistics, shall we? … [Read more...]
America’s Drug Crisis Happened Because We Let It Happen
Here’s some good news. Last year, for the first time since 1990, deaths from drug overdoses actually dropped in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control reports it wasn’t a big drop – about 5% fewer deaths – but might this indicate a trend? Let’s hope so, because even with that decline a staggering 68,577 Americans died from overdoses in 2018. Some died from street drugs like heroin, fentanyl and cocaine but a majority of the dead … [Read more...]
