The War Against Pain Killers

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Here in the U.S., pain killers have been prescribed for many people, who have become addicted. Now, the government is trying to limit the use of these drugs, due to the fact that many people are overdosing and the death rate is climbing. So, I did a little research and found out that this problem is not NEW. Did you know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture actually gave subsidies to poppyseed growers, prior to 1942, to guarantee that the U.S. didn’t run out of opium? Also, even in the years of the American Civil War, the widespread use of opium as a painkiller created over 100,000 soldiers, who came home from the war, addicted to opium.