Opioid abuse was often in the news prior to 2020, but with the onslaught of COVID-19, the concern about opioids fell off of most people’s radar. However, the opioid epidemic did not go away, but actually got worse during the COVID years. Fear, depression and isolation only acted to exacerbate the drive to use opioids as an escape route.
 

Many people think that they have no connection with opioids and would never abuse opioids. However, if you have ever been prescribed a pain killer for an injury, chronic pain, or even a tooth extraction, it is likely that the drug you were prescribed was an opioid. You might in fact still have that opioid sitting in your medicine cabinet. This is dangerous as it is a great temptation to others who have access to your meds.