Posted on 05/24/2010 12:44:43 PM PDT by mainsail that
WINFIELD, Mo. - Mexican drug smugglers are increasingly peddling a form of ultra-potent heroin that sells for as little as $10 a bag and is so pure it can kill unsuspecting users instantly, sometimes before they even remove the syringe from their veins.
An Associated Press review of drug overdose data shows that so-called "black tar" heroin — named for its dark, gooey consistency — and other forms of the drug are contributing to a spike in overdose deaths across the nation and attracting a new generation of users who are caught off guard by its potency.
"We found people who snorted it lying face-down with the straw lying next to them," said Patrick O'Neil, coroner in suburban Chicago's Will County, where annual heroin deaths have nearly tripled — from 10 to 29 — since 2006. "It's so potent that we occasionally find the needle in the arm at the death scene."
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Bullsh*t.
The article specifically states that it is because of its high-quality that people are dying from it.
Nah, it would probably be dirt cheap, unless the state taxes the hell out of it.
Having seen in my own family the wanton damage a junkie can do, I hope as many of these scum get the hot shots as possible, includng the one of my acquaintance.
Heh! Yeah!
It's not like these druggies ever have families or employees or people driving next to them on the freeway or anything.
They only harm themselves!
... and this is a problem because?
As a person who tried "ALMOST" every drug at some point in his like, I NEVER understood injection. Our bodies come equipped with some incredible organs to keep out poisons and purging systems to keep us from accidentally killing ourselves. Inject drugs bypasses ALL of them...
It is a shortcut that just ain't worth it.....
11 replies.
Before the 1st liberal comment.
I expected one sooner.
Hi Humblegunner.
Hmmm, sounds like a cure for the American drug problem!
Isnt it great to be on the same wavelength as the mexican traffickers - no big loss
expendable Americans unmourned - their deaths even welcomed-by their nation
and good profits to boot
win-win eh? well done!
Isnt it great to be on the same wavelength as the mexican traffickers - no big loss
expendable Americans unmourned - their deaths even welcomed-by their nation
and good profits to boot
win-win eh? well done
Isnt it great to be on the same wavelength as the mexican traffickers - no big loss
expendable Americans unmourned - their deaths even welcomed-by their nation
and good profits to boot
win-win eh? well done
And this is bad....how?
Dang stalkers!
You missed #9.
Cripplecreek is only wanting druggies offed. The_Reader_David wants to sustain their habits.
Isnt it great to be on the same wavelength as the mexican traffickers - no big loss
expendable Americans unmourned - their deaths even welcomed-by their nation
and good profits to boot
win-win eh? well done
“no one ever dies from alcohol related problems because it is clearly labeled.”
Well, no one dies from alcohol related problems for want of clear labeling.
You know it’s X% ethanol and confirmed as such; if you choose to abuse it the consequences are your own d@mn fault, not the supply chain selling you bad/misleading product.
Isnt it great to be on the same wavelength as the mexican traffickers - no big loss
expendable Americans unmourned - their deaths even welcomed-by their nation
and good profits to boot
win-win eh? well done
Isnt it great to be on the same wavelength as the mexican traffickers - no big loss
expendable Americans unmourned - their deaths even welcomed-by their nation
and good profits to boot
win-win eh? well done
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