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> If you wonder why America is in the grips of a heroin epidemic that kills two hundred people a week, take a hard look at the legalization of pot, which destro
by mattnewton 10y ago
> If you wonder why America is in the grips of a heroin epidemic that kills two hundred people a week, take a hard look at the legalization of pot, which destroyed the profits of the Mexican cartels. How did they respond to a major loss in revenue? Like any company, they created an irresistible new product and flooded the market.
That seems like an unfair potshot. Why not emphasize: "An increasing number of Americans were addicted to prescription opioids such as Oxycontin."
- rcarrigan87 10y agoAgreed, the cartels are just reacting to an increase in demand for heroin.
- MichaelGG 10y agoAnd it's the strict scheduling, the intimation tactics with doctors, that causes people to resort to buying street opiates instead of certified, regulated, opiates like OxyContin (or cheaper alternatives).
- bsder 10y ago> That seems like an unfair potshot. Why not emphasize: "An increasing number of Americans were addicted to prescription opioids such as Oxycontin." And even THAT is an unfair potshot. Oxycontin specifically has problems that practically induce addiction. http://www.latimes.com/projects/oxycontin-part1/ http://www.latimes.com/projects/oxycontin-part1/
- gozur88 10y agoIt's not just that. It's Americans getting hooked on prescription opiods and the government deciding to fix the problem by cracking down on pill mills without addressing the addiction. They may as well have the Mexican cartels a business plan. This has nothing whatsoever to do with pot.