Rising poverty, loss of manual labor jobs, and permanent injury from manual labor jobs. The men aren't working because they're either injured or unemployed. T

Rising poverty, loss of manual labor jobs, and permanent injury from manual labor jobs. The men aren't working because they're either injured or unemployed. Then, because their life sucks, the are more likely to turn to drugs. Saying "opioids explain unemployment" has it exactly 100% backwards. The average guy with a job, a house, wife, and 2.2 kids isn't going to get hooked on opioids. His life is already full.