To: DBCJR
The masses currently addicted to prescription painkillers have conveniently been able to manage their addiction and manage other aspects of their lives like job and family. ... so the harm is what, exactly? Besides being a jobs program for DEA agents, police officers, judges, and prison guards, that is.
2 posted on
08/14/2011 4:40:34 PM PDT by
coloradan
(The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
To: coloradan
They just trying to make red states look bad. Although, red states do have prescription drug and big time Meth problems. It is nothing like the big blue cities.
To: coloradan
The progressive dysfunction of 6.8% of Oklahomans ot over 5% of Americans, greater utilization of social and criminal justice resources, etc. Read the article or go to the site and check out the other resources.
10 posted on
08/14/2011 4:54:48 PM PDT by
DBCJR
(What would you expect?)
To: coloradan
The harm? The addicts die Like flies. Young healthy people...dead. Overdose deaths exceed MVA fatalities in more than 20 States. You tell the orphans it's not a problem.
15 posted on
08/14/2011 5:04:36 PM PDT by
Plutarch
To: coloradan
This biggest problem it causes in accidental death by drug overdose. Espically in the young users.
18 posted on
08/14/2011 5:14:18 PM PDT by
therut
To: coloradan; Black Agnes
Wait until the economy collapses and/or the grid goes down, and those millions of blissed out ninnies become raging maniacs. It won’t be pretty.
31 posted on
08/14/2011 6:05:37 PM PDT by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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