This article I recently submitted had some interesting stats on the relationship between opiates and the welfare state: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/arti

This article I recently submitted had some interesting stats on the relationship between opiates and the welfare state: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/our-miserable-21st-century/ https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/our-miserable-21... Although the entire article is worth reading, jump down to the paragraph that begins with "The opioid epidemic..." and read for about ~5 paragraphs if that's all that interests you.