“the terrible toll of the opioid epidemic sweeping America”
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Thank you, President Obama!
“the terrible toll of the opioid epidemic sweeping America”
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Thank you, President Obama!
This is what I have found out.
1.) You can become addicted after using only once.
2.) Fighting the addiction is a losing battle. Heroin addiction alters the brain and is unlike any other drug or alcohol addiction.
3.) It is being actively marketed to white, mostly males....not blacks or Hispanics. Hmmm, think about that.
4.) Heroin supply has increased since marijuana has become legal in several states. Cartels have switched to a new product. A product that is much easier to ship.
5.) Heroin is cheap and plentiful. Users resort to petty crimes to support their habit. Shoplifting, breaking in cars, etc. Law enforcement told me about one couple who would break into homes and take small items, jewelry, change etc. Leave home neat and orderly. Owner would never know someone was there until they went to put on grandma’s necklace and it was gone.
Federal government has done little to address this problem, even though it has progressively gotten worse. No public service announcements. No “just say no” campaign. No information supplied to school children.
The current president released non-violent drug offenders. Victimless crime my ass!
Law enforcement now travels with narcan so they can save these junkies to die another day.
And yet, my 80 year old mother has to beg her doctor for pain pills.