https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2017/01/10/inside-a-killer-drug-epidemic-a-look-at-america_1920_s-opioid-crisis.aspxAs reported by The New York Times , the opioid epidemic in America killed 33,000 people in 2015. Their stories are a tragic tale that has no sign of letting up, the Times asserts. This is a story that begins and ends in pain; opioid addiction often beginsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)