demographic - n. the qualities such as age, sex, and income of a specific group of people
despair - n. the feeling of no longer having any hope
epidemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people
gone down the tubes - to fail completely
overdose - n. an amount of a drug or medicine that is too much and usually dangerous
resilient - adj. able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens