A while back I posted(not sure if here/elsewhere) on the opioid epidemic.
IIRC, during a period between 2007-2011 in the Mid-Atlantic region total prescribed opioid active ingredient exploded approx 50x, due to increasingly stronger pills being distributed and prescribed.
Just crazy numbers.......
Found it:
http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...74&postcount=4
What the heck is going on?