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Neighboring Newtown, Monroe, Southbury, Seymour and Shelton also have a massive opiate addiction problem. This article outlines a major contributor - that this cluster of towns are suburbs of and a quick drive to Bridgeport, Danbury and Waterbury, where the majority of the heroin distribution is.
Not only do people think this is just a city problem, they think addicts can simply stop using cold turkey. They can't.
People in these small suburbs need to realize - yes, this is happening in your town. No, it is not just an urban problem.
Rec drug use has always been a suburban problem since the beginning of time, nothing new.
Opiates are huuuge in the valley especially. The higher blue collar working class population there suffers construction work related injuries, then prescrips to heroin.
Rec drug use has always been a suburban problem since the beginning of time, nothing new.
Opiates are huuuge in the valley especially. The higher blue collar working class population there suffers construction work related injuries, then prescrips to heroin.
From my personal [firsthand] experiences, these are not blue collar addicts. They're children of white collar families.
From my personal [firsthand] experiences, these are not blue collar addicts. They're children of white collar families.
yeah, combine the two and the problem is out of control
My spouse grew up in the valley, it seems like once or twice/year she knows or hears of someone from high school who passed away from substance issues or suicides.
Neighboring Newtown, Monroe, Southbury, Seymour and Shelton also have a massive opiate addiction problem. This article outlines a major contributor - that this cluster of towns are suburbs of and a quick drive to Bridgeport, Danbury and Waterbury, where the majority of the heroin distribution is.
Not only do people think this is just a city problem, they think addicts can simply stop using cold turkey. They can't.
People in these small suburbs need to realize - yes, this is happening in your town. No, it is not just an urban problem.
As I understand, it's pretty bad in New Milford too. And worsening in Brookfield.
It doesn't help that many of these towns have limited things to do and outlets for young people. Having grown up in one of those towns, it can get very, very boring as a teen and young adult. That doesn't help with the drug situation, combined with parents that may not be home much, and have a lot of disposable income.
From my personal [firsthand] experiences, these are not blue collar addicts. They're children of white collar families.
Yep, out of my high school class of 200, I know of at least 4 that overdosed or had other opioid-related deaths (suicide while coming off). That is an insane percentage when you think about it, and they were all upper middle class.
It's getting more press because middle class people are starting to OD. No one cared when opiates were killing people in southeast Kentucky, the ghettos of Bridgeport, or any American ghetto for that matter.
Opiates are cheap. Outside of illegal street drugs can get them from the ER, now craking down on it. Opiates are a cheaper psych med. Not much treatment in the State. State facilities are shutting down and private/non-profit facilities are on overflow. Illegal drugs have a good route from NYC up to Boston to Portland to Canada.
Best thing to do is legalize weed and decriminalize heroin. Place an excise tax on marijuanna and large fines on those selling heroin.
Opiates are cheap. Outside of illegal street drugs can get them from the ER, now craking down on it. Opiates are a cheaper psych med. Not much treatment in the State. State facilities are shutting down and private/non-profit facilities are on overflow. Illegal drugs have a good route from NYC up to Boston to Portland to Canada.
Best thing to do is legalize weed and decriminalize heroin. Place an excise tax on marijuanna and large fines on those selling heroin.
I thought it was the other way around. The pills like oxy or vicodin are like $10 each, but heroin is maybe $25 a bag. I'm not really sure - maybe I will ask my dealer next time I see him.
The issue with opiates is they are over prescribed then people OD or they can't get the pills any more and choose heroin instead.
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