Singer Melissa Etheridge lost her son to opioid addiction, adding another victim to this epidemic. Unfortunately, thousands of opioid deaths started when victims were given prescription drugs for medical reasons–but did not receive informed consent about possible benefits vs. known risks to include the risk of drug dependency.

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