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#Social Issues
The Opioid Epidemic in the US
An expensive outcome
Updated: 2021.11.10
4 min read · Advanced
The Opioid Epidemic in the US
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Discussion Questions
Q1
In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.
Q2
Prior to reading this article, were you familiar with the opioid epidemic in the United States?
Q3
Why do you think the opioid epidemic has gotten so extreme in the United States?
Q4
Are there similar epidemics that are akin to the opioid epidemic in the United States happening in other countries? If so, what are they?
Q5
What do you think is a way to address the opioid epidemic?
Q6
Do you think that there is a dollar value that can be placed on a human life? How much is one life worth?
Q7
What makes life worth living?
Q8
If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.
Expressions
acute
present or experienced to a severe degree
Example
1

Although the pain was acute, I was able to recover with treatment.

Example
2

I will take him to an acute care center to treat that.

imperceptibly
in a way that is so slight or gradual as not to be perceived
Example
1

There was an imperceptibly small twitch in his eye as he said it, only I noticed.

Example
2

The impact on the phone was imperceptibly small, but it was visible under careful scrutiny.

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