The Big Picture: suicide and overdose epidemics are caused by:DEA+CDC

               The Big Picture: suicide and overdose epidemics are caused by:DEA+CDC

·            US has been experiencing  epidemics of suicide , overdose deaths and heroin addiction from complex psychosocial influences and medical-psychiatric disorders (chronic pain and addiction).

·            Persecution of pain doctors and psychiatrists and formidable obstacles limiting access to patient friendly  care seem to be the predominant  contributory influence in the worsening epidemics. The steady rise in US  suicidal deaths at a time of steady decline in global suicides along with declining US  homicide rates are consistent with this conclusion.

·            CDC and DEA actions have irrationally vilified   prescription pain medications ,doctors prescribing  pain medications and people with pain or addictive disorders as prey for systematic persecution and abuse.

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