The Answer To America's Opioid Problem? It Could Be More Drugs

Every day, there's another opioid-related headline in the news. Painkillers and other prescription drugs are the source of an epidemic spreading across most of the United States. Drug overdoses and severe opioid abuse are rapidly increasing, sending countless Americans to hospitals, rehab centers, and worst of all, prisons. But as our government works to find new ways to help alleviate this horrible burden, the answer could be right under our noses. A new study conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality now suggests that legalizing cannabis could help cut back on the number of opioid overdoses annually. Flickr...

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