According to the CDC, a record 100,000 people in the US died from overdoses in 12 months of the pandemic. Opioids played a big part in those deaths, as did despair.

These deaths have lowered American life expectancy and are indicative of serious social issues in the country.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Mark Gold, a world renowned expert on drugs of abuse, about the changing trends in drug abuse and drug-related deaths over time.

We also get into what’s driving increases in drug addiction and deaths of despair, how to avoid falling into addiction’s enslavement and how to help loved ones who have.

If you have any interest in the opioid crisis and the epidemic of deaths of despair then this episode is a must.

(Episode recorded on 15th November 2021.)