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1st, one death is too many, I do not want to minimize this problem. Before you bang on me, I am a pharmacist and fully understand the issues involved in "the drug epidemic"
I want to throw 3 numbers at you. (why 3? to keep things in a simple perspective for a very complicated issue)
I'm not including auto deaths, other diseases, suicides, etc
Before you bang on me again, I know that there is a major problem with over prescribing opioids and other meds.
Cost estimates: The NIH currently spends about $116 million a year on opioid use disorder research, mostly through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the NIH’s 27 institutes and centers. To accelerate the agency’s various research initiatives, Collins says, the NIH would need four or five times the current spending—or roughly $500 million a year. (The NIH’s annual budget is set by Congress, although the organization’s directors then decide what priorities to fund within their budget.) ( Opioid Crisis: What Experts Say It Would Cost to Fix It | Money )
Why the Hell is our government throwing so much money at a problem that is for the most part self induced? Isn't this money better spent on cancer, heart disease and other diseases that plague mankind?
If someone wants to kill him, or herself, that's their problem, not mine.
Maybe I'm naive, but, it seems like most of the 'war on drugs' is conducted via ribbons, speeches and education programs -- with a very limited reduction in the flow of drugs between Mexico (and elsewhere), and highly profitable U.S. dealers and users ... or in the U.S. drug use death rate.
Drugs (like guns) are something we can't simply 'regulate' or talk-down from major problem to nuisance status. While securing our borders would help, it's really going to take serious intent and more boots on the street, rather than programs, to deal with this.
There may be a correlation between the countries with the highest and lowest death rates from drugs (and a host of other factors) http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/c...se/by-country/ [For example, Mexico has one of the highest death rates from violence and one of the lowest death rates from drugs; While the U.S. has one of the highest drug use death rates and a much lower (than Mexico) violence death rate. Meanwhile, Canada and China and India have far lower death rates in drugs and lower than the U.S. violence death rates.]
Why the Hell is our government throwing so much money at a problem that is for the most part self induced? Isn't this money better spent on cancer, heart disease and other diseases that plague mankind?
If someone wants to kill him, or herself, that's their problem, not mine.
Thoughts?
I honestly think it's because too many white people are dying now. 'hard drugs' like heroin have been affecting minorities but they seemed to be deemed not worthy of saving. they go to prison; this new crop of white addicts are portrayed as 'victims'.
I'm not trying to be political, just calling it as I see it.
I honestly think it's because too many white people are dying now. 'hard drugs' like heroin have been affecting minorities but they seemed to be deemed not worthy of saving. they go to prison; this new crop of white addicts are portrayed as 'victims'.
I'm not trying to be political, just calling it as I see it.
That's possible answer for why?
But, my post is why are we wasting money on people why don't care what they ingest, shoot up or shove up their noses!
The money should be spent to help find cures for more serious diseases that people just get and not want!
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