Category: Opioid Epidemic

From when President Eisenhower gave his Domino Effect speech in 1954, to the fall of Saigon in 1975, the U.S. military had been inserted into Vietnam in order to fight off the communist forces at war with South Vietnam. Although the Vietnam conflict was never considered a real war, nearly 60,000 U.S. soldiers were killed…

The opioid epidemic has claimed over 400,000 lives since 1999 and is the leading narcotic killer in America (Understanding the Epidemic). It kills 142 Americans every day and leaves millions of people addicted to the drug for their entire life. It is not slowing down anytime soon (How the Opioid Epidemic is Changing Emergency Care).…

Problem Overview – Magnitude, Scope and Population Affected On October 16th, 2017, the United States Government stated that the American opioid epidemic was now a national health crisis (Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 individuals had died…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a government branch that is responsible for addressing epidemics and other health-related issues. The CDC has provided a collaboration of many real-life stories of people who have struggled with opioid addiction, including Christopher’s story. Christopher had an amazing life until he got in a very minor car…

Opioid Epidemic Each day, more than one hundred people die in the United States from overdosing on a prescription drug, commonly known as opioids (Opioid Overdose Crisis). Opioids are a type of drug that is derived from the opium poppy plant, or that have been man made to match the same chemical structure of said…

Summary This papers intention is to deliberate the United States Opioid epidemic that has been going on for quite an extensive amount of years. This paper will also discuss the suggested recommendations to put in place targeting Overtown, Florida. This paper will explain why Overtown, Florida needs the enhancement of the policy, along with various…