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> There is still an obvious empathy gap and double standard. Well, no, there isn't obviously one. You seem to be alluding the the crack epidemic and the Just S
by mieseratte 7y ago
> There is still an obvious empathy gap and double standard.
Well, no, there isn't obviously one. You seem to be alluding the the crack epidemic and the Just Say No / DARE types.
No one was getting hooked on crack after being prescribed medicinal cocaine by their doctor.
It is an apples-to-oranges comparison.
A more apt one would be the methamphetamine epidemic that preceded the opi(ate|oid) epidemic. Plenty of moral panic in the news, precious few folks gave a damn about the redneck tweakers.
- scarface74 7y agoThe government was actively supporting drug cartels during the Cold War. They were looking the other way as it was bought into the US. Even if opioids are prescribed legally at first - abusers are getting it illegally later.