My uncle was a "Functional addict", he bought his addiction home with him from his Military experience overseas in the 1960's. Kept a steady job, for years; retired and, died a natural death 10 years or so after giving the addiction up.
Yes, the majority of the drug related deaths and crimes in the 60's and 70's were reported from the Inner Cities communities but, it also happened as much in the 'Burbs, it was just not publicized.
We hear a lot about "Black-on-Black" crime and the high murder rate in Chicago but, what about "White-on-White" crime?
Judge: Opioid crisis '100 percent man-made'
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge assigned to oversee a collection of lawsuits - including several from West Virginia - blaming drug companies of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic is urging participants to work together toward a goal of reducing overdose deaths.
Judge Dan Polster, based in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday likened the nation's opioid epidemic to the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, while noting the drug crisis is "100 percent man-made."
http://www.williamsondailynews.com/n...e5e4bf8ab.html
This has become a "Drug Crisis" because, it is not confined to the inner cities but, ≈>97% of the overdose victims were not People-of-Color; last year, more than 60,000 people died from Opioid (Heroin, Fentenyl, Oxy-Co-family, etc) abuse/overdose.
Over 3,000 POC murdered people from their same community last year but, how many "White Collar Criminals" are responsible for the drugs shipped from Asia that are killing multiple hundreds of white Americans and destroying families daily? Oh by the way, the HIV rate is spiking because of the surge in I.V. drug usage.
I do not blame those who have a medical need for the drug as managed by a Doctor but, I have problems with the "Enablers" and the "Joy-Poppers".
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