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Question - I guess - is this political? It involves LE and every facet of our society. It involves our children, preggy women, etc.
It involves our jails...and our jobs or lack of.
Question - I guess - is this political? It involves LE and every facet of our society. It involves our children, preggy women, etc.
It involves our jails...and our jobs or lack of.
Oooof. What a question.
The only "non-political" option is to let them die while doing nothing about the problem.
If we want to do something about the problem, then it becomes political. Who, how many, how much, how... All of those questions are necessarily political.
It is somewhat ironic that Reagan's welfare queens are now almost entirely white, and the crack epidemic is now opioids.
Most Americans would rather they die quietly and not make a scene. Most pharma companies would rather make money off easily produced pills. Barring a miracle, I suspect the epidemic will continue unabated.
Question - I guess - is this political? It involves LE and every facet of our society. It involves our children, preggy women, etc.
It involves our jails...and our jobs or lack of.
Yes, and it's just about everywhere. That could be about St. Louis too. In recent years I see more and more young people, including women, girls really out panhandling on highways - others doing worse, and you just know they are hooked on heroin.
Opiates/ opioids are equal opportunity destroyers.
In some ways, but maybe not in others. I live in the south and the problem doesn't seem even remotely close here to how bad it is up north and in the Midwest. I rarely hear about opioids in the local news down here, but my wife has had several people she knew from her hometown OD just this year.
In some ways, but maybe not in others. I live in the south and the problem doesn't seem even remotely close here to how bad it is up north and in the Midwest. I rarely hear about opioids in the local news down here, but my wife has had several people she knew from her hometown OD just this year.
Where in the South? I know it's bad in KY - and the pill mills in FL used to have parking lots full of WV, TN, KY, NC and SC plates.
In Florida it may not seem as bad since everyone is on legal opiates.
The New South got many of the jobs that the midwest lost....and some of the opiate problem has to do with the hopelessness of the rust belt.....things are so much worse than the last generation and that was worse than the one before that.
So it makes some sense that certain regions of the deeper south have less of a problem.
* from Cincinnati and live there *
I read it in the Sunday paper- I actually thought it was WELL written.
Here are my thoughts:
It was nice to get that perspective.
It was nice to showcase addicts OTHER than the stereotypes ( poor, hookers, blacks).
It was sad that some of them would rather die than get help and it makes you wonder about the kind of help ( is it good enough? is it long standing?)
I liked they showed it all over Cincinnati, not just the bad areas.
I think the saddest was the baby who just had a check up and her mom died 10 days later.
We have a HUGE problem here in the Nati but it can be fixed! My husband was an addict ( not of drugs) and with the RIGHT help, support and his own willingness, you can overcome addiction!
In some ways, but maybe not in others. I live in the south and the problem doesn't seem even remotely close here to how bad it is up north and in the Midwest. I rarely hear about opioids in the local news down here, but my wife has had several people she knew from her hometown OD just this year.
This one is probably better since it's a map specifically for opiod deaths.
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