Posted on 07/19/2019 7:45:06 PM PDT by artichokegrower
More than 70 million prescription pain pills made their way into Humboldt County during a seven-year stretch starting last decade, according to a staggering database of opioid transactions published Thursday by the Washington Post.
(Excerpt) Read more at santacruzsentinel.com ...
Be a shame if Green’s Fortuna Pharmacy were to burn down.
Humboldt County California
Population (April 1, 2010)
• Total 132,646
• Estimate (2018) 136,373
• Density 33/sq mi (13/km2)
Dang....
Humboldt County is where the majestic redwood trees are found. The trees are a wonder to behold. However can honestly say that the residents were among the strangest people ever encountered in my journeys.
I guess no one is feeling any pain. Wasn’t that from a song?
70 million over 10 years = 10 million divided by 132,646 = APPX 75 PILLS PER PERSON. I don’t know what a normal prescription count is but 70 pills over a month doesn’t seem excessive. Though probably enough to get one hooked. The question is how many pills were consumed from the black market. Lots I would think.
One Doctor lost her license for over prescribing...
Your math assumes every resident was using them.
Now they’re on the street. Much better business for the gangs, cartels, politicians, money laudering banks, police state agencies and prison systems.
Also more deaths from drug use (although suspect CDC data claims slight reduction in 18).
Banks need to launder drug money. Otherwise if they fail we could have a systemic financial collapse.
The sadistist bastards that run the government and the fascist police state agencies love more death, and the money. Goverment loves Democide, 200 million died in the 20th century. Our police state people are cut from the same cloth as the Stasi, KGB, SS, and Gestapo.
I hope you do know that CDC used suspect data compiling stats on opioid crisis from 1999 - 2008. They got death certificates from coroners and medical examiners that weren’t even physicians, didn’t do tox screens, autopsies or CT scans. But they managed to put down opioid death without enough or no evidence.
Government is evil. Wake up and shake off the cognitive dissonance.
I am going to guess most didn’t get prescriptions for the pain pills. My guess is 90% didn’t take pain pills. Therefore, it would have been a lot more than 70 pills per person. They were dealing.
It’s only 75 per person per year < /s>
Talked with a friend yesterday. His son got addicted to pain pills. Then heroin. About to start another rehab.
Son was a bright, nice looking young man with a great future in front of him.
The father is a very good family man. A man of faith. Works hard. Does things the right way. And now has to deal with this. Sad to think about it.
That would be 75 pills per year (per person) as I calculate it.
Doesn’t sound anywhere as bad as 70 million.
If one in 12 used the pills, that would be 75 per month for them.
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Pot Capitol of California has been for years
They could have been dealing, but how do you know? They might have just thrown them out too. This is old data from 06-12. The opioid death rate is up from 12 while the opioid prescriptions are way down. It’s the illicit trade that is up and that is consistent with the government’s sick, sadistic and pathetic policy.
What’s the street price for Vicodin 325-10?
Axing for a friend.
Your math is wrong.
Have you ever spent any time in Lake County? Same.
But if they think of growing their own without permission, then it's krystalnacht and the camp!
Luckenbach, Texas
70 million over 10 years = 10 million divided by 132,646???
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