“I think a lot of it is found in places where the jobs have been sent overseas and whole towns are left with unemployed people collecting welfare and disability, losing any motivation to find somewhere else to go.”
That could be a big part of it and also explain the urban crack drug epidemic of the 1980’s.
Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop.
I believe it is a big part of it. I’m glad Trump is trying to bring jobs back, but employers are complaining that they are having a hard time finding people that can pass drug tests. The problem has become circular so hopefully we can find a way to stop it.