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Did the Opioid Crisis Make the United States More Dangerous than Syria in 2018?

The Centers for Disease Control just released provisional data for overdose deaths in 2018. 68,557 Americans lost their lives from overdoses last year. Fortunately, that number is down from 70,076 in 2017. However, we are still in a crisis, and we need a stronger response to this enemy. Meanwhile, the civil war in Syria also […]

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In the Wake of An Addiction

Rev Jon McCoy had the courage to allocate two Sunday services to a discussion of the opioid epidemic. I was invited to speak, and for the talk, I created a very short story. You can read it below or watch the video. David kissed his wife on the cheek as he got out of bed. […]

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