The vast majority of "alcohol related illnesses" hit people late in life--taking a decade or so off of their life. The opiod epidemic is hitting people in thei

The vast majority of "alcohol related illnesses" hit people late in life--taking a decade or so off of their life. The opiod epidemic is hitting people in their prime. It's the leading cause of death for 15-65 year olds, and it dwarfs any other cause for people in their prime. https://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/leading_causes_of_injury_deaths_unintentional_injury_2015_1050w760h.gif https://www.cdc.gov/injury/images/lc-charts/leading_causes_o... (for reference, 90% of "unintentional poisonings" are opioid/opiate related, and it's data from 2015. By some measures, the increase in 2016 was an additional 10,000 ODs) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/05/upshot/opioid-epidemic-drug-overdose-deaths-are-rising-faster-than-ever.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/05/upshot/opioid...