By Georeen Tanner -Fox NewsOriginal Source: foxnews.com

While America was diverted by homegrown terrorism, economic stress and mass shootings, another scourge quietly moved to the fore.

Drug addiction is nothing new. What is new is which part of the population it strikes. All have been hit at different times but right now, it seems to be middle-aged white Americans battling opioids.

Opioids come in many forms, including the street drug heroin and garden-variety prescription pills found in bathroom cabinets. The latter have been making headlines and dubbed a gateway to...click here to continue reading