The rate of Americans losing their lives by accident reached a new record in 2014; the heroin and opioid epidemic was partly responsible for the increase, as per a new report from the National Safety Council (NSC). According to the NSC, more than 136,000 Americans died by accident that year, and vehicle crashes were not the main culprit; instead, fatal drug overdoses and falls took the … [Read more...]
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