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Maraya1969

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9. See WV as one of the highest? My cousin and 2 of his children have died as a result of

Reply to Prosper (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 01:34 PM

Dec 2019

drug overdose. It is a horrible epidemic and I blame those drug companies that pushed all those opiates for their own financial gain. They should go to damn jail for murder.

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'There's something terribly wrong': Americans are dying young at alarming rates [View all] Prosper Dec 2019 OP

i have noticed that in the obits...:( samnsara Dec 2019 #1

Could be all these medications they are prescribing us. I don't dewsgirl Dec 2019 #2

Or the medicines and treatments cost too much. Prosper Dec 2019 #4

That too. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #6

Pharma needs money to create more drugs people can't afford. Prosper Dec 2019 #3

People's bodies are exposed to I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #5

We have a toxic food supply Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #7

Despair takes a toll. n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2019 #8

this flamingdem Dec 2019 #10

Definitely. Duppers Dec 2019 #14

See WV as one of the highest? My cousin and 2 of his children have died as a result of Maraya1969 Dec 2019 #9

You would almost think it was by design. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #11

-having- insurance, doesn't default to having -access- to healthcare Cerridwen Dec 2019 #12

Totally ignored !!! Prosper Dec 2019 #18

Climate Grief & PTSD, Something To Consider appalachiablue Dec 2019 #13

Great article accurately describes our situation Duppers Dec 2019 #15

He describes the massive changes in Alaska beautifully and appalachiablue Dec 2019 #16

Yes, a documentary could help. Duppers Dec 2019 #17

The undeniable fact is that insurance companies know Prosper Dec 2019 #19

There's a war on the young, across our country, across the world. BlueWI Dec 2019 #20

Maybe they see Trump and no real positive out come? UCmeNdc Dec 2019 #21