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Five Card Story: The Opioid Epidemic
a Five Card Flickr story by Avery Kimber created Sep 20 2021, 02:37:45 pm. Create a new one!
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Photo 1- The opioid epidemic is a major issue in the US that no one appears to talk about. It takes nearly 500,000 people a year, but you never really see it in the news.
Photo 2- People often feel they are alone in this. They see everything in black and white and do not see the color or joy in the world unless they are high.
Photo 3- They become desperate and beg on the streets for money in order to fund their addictions. Not everyone on the street may be begging due to a drug addiction, however 35% of individuals on the street do struggle with substance abuse.
Photo 4- Drugs can take a tole on a household. It can break families apart and drive wedges in once close relationships. Abusing substances may cause people to steal from members of their family and lash out at them.
photo 5- The world will remain black and white for these people until they receive help. More attention needs to be brought upon the issue so the people struggling with these issues may receive the proper help and get better. With more attention and awareness brought to this issue more opportunities' and more affordable options will be brought forth to these struggling population.
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