the latest in the epidemic

I'm a recovering meth addict, I got in during that epidemic and luckily have been clean for a long time now, but I struggle. I know I always will. But I'm sick. It's a disease . I am scared for my kids, I'm scared for everyone on the streets, this is so real. It's scarier to me than meth. The overdose rate is spectacular and the rate of relapse is overwhelming.  So many people dying.... When I was slamming meth, people were not dying like this. It wasn't so tangible the mortality of it. I thank my higher power that I never got into this particular addiction.... I'm babbling.... I'm sorry, I'm finding it hard to put into words the fear I have for this epidemic. Redirect...  I've chopsen to be open and honest with my children as they get older (one is 7 and the other due in 2 months). My oldest, she already knows what addiction is, that it is a disease and I feel that without open and frank conversation in the public, this isn't going to get any better What are your experience with addiction and the herion or opioids epidemic?  How do you see this ending?