Well, the other problem is that the government made it much harder to get Oxycontin, so the addicts have moved back to readily available Mexican heroin.
Watched a program some months ago that showed a fella who claimed to by dying of cancer on the streets purchasing heroin apparently because he didn't have insurance and the medication was too expensive.
Similar program, a bunch of seniors were having to take a particular heart medication I believe that cost $20 a tablet. They could not afford the medication so they found the exact same drug, twice as potent for pennies....at the feed store. It was a medication for Sheep. The seniors were purchasing the drug, cutting the tablet in half to equate to the proper human dosage....for again, pennies.
Somethings terribly wrong with our medical system. We pay the highest prices for prescription drugs than any country in the world. Our medical system is unmatched, the best in the world...if you can afford it.