Mike Richards is back in the NHL and not everyone is pleased. I learned that after writing about him last week, learned that there are still people out there who don’t understand the paradox of famous and favorite athletes becoming addicts while trying to play through the pain and injury the job often entails.
People who don’t understand oxycodone.
So here are some numbers:
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the number of deaths attributed to prescription drugs has nearly doubled over the last 10 years. This alone is alarming, but coupled with the monstrous spike in heroin related deaths, it’s morbidly breathtaking.