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+1. I found this interview highly informative about the background, scale, root causes, and complexities of opium addictions. This episode talks about - * Wh
by e1g 10y ago
+1. I found this interview highly informative about the background, scale, root causes, and complexities of opium addictions. This episode talks about -
* What role the doctors, drug companies, and even government policies play in causing the epidemic
* How the largest suppliers of heroin came to be, and how they compete based on customer service
* How drug addictions can be caused by supply as much as demand.
* In the USA, heroin overdosing now takes more lives than all homocides
EconTalk almost always has engaging discussions, and this interview is no exception.
- awfgylbcxhrey 10y agoIn the USA, heroin overdosing now takes more lives than all homocides I'd been hearing about the heroin epidemic for years. I saw articles about needles in Golden Gate park, I saw discarded needles and black-lit[1] restrooms in Vancouver, but it didn't really have weight until I read that 30,092 people died of opioid overdoses in 2015. In the US alone. Over 30,000! Anyway, I'm just writing this on the off chance that there are others who are still blissfully unaware. [1] black light makes it difficult to locate a vein for shooting up.