"Suicide and drug overdoses are far too prevalent among our young adults and teens. 

I had a recent conversation with someone who doesn't understand addiction. 

What most don't realize is the drugs are keeping them alive, 

until they aren't. 

Every highly addicted person I've met is suicidal. 

They simply don't have tools, guidance and love needed to combat it." 

A friend of mine who works in recovery shared that, 

and I concur, 

although I haven't asked each person struggling with addiction that specific question, it comes up over and over. 

The leading cause of death among those 15 to 49 years of age is drug overdose as of 2015, 

never before has it been even close to that. 

And suicide is the 3rd highest cause of death in that group.