Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug

How opioid painkillers became an epidemic Subscribe to our channel! It’s a terrifying fact: More than 47,000 people in America died of drug overdoses in what’s been widely called an epidemic. But the biggest killer of this epidemic isn’t cocaine, meth, or even heroin — it’s totally legal opioid painkillers is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out to get up to speed on