With so many other bad things going on in the news, it is sometimes easy to forget that the United States is in the throes of a drug abuse epidemic, but the citizens of Austin, Texas, were jolted back to that realization last week when a mass overdose incident left multiple people dead. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services officials reported that an incredible 71 overdose cases were reported last week, 37 on Monday, 27 on Tuesday another seven on Wednesday, according to KXAN-TV in Austin. Officials said at least eight of those overdoes cases were “opiate-related.” “It is apparent th…
