I agree, and while I don't have any real evidence of this, my suspicion is that dangerous drug use is contributing to vastly higher rates of mental illness in o

I agree, and while I don't have any real evidence of this, my suspicion is that dangerous drug use is contributing to vastly higher rates of mental illness in our society. There have been a few articles speculating that new manufacturing methods for methamphetamine are inducing psychoses in a lot of people: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/04/oregon-mental-health-system-meth-use-portland-methamphetamine/ https://www.opb.org/article/2022/08/04/oregon-mental-health-... And I wouldn't be surprised if new drugs like fentanyl cut with traq and other substances are contributing to this situation as well: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/horrific-new-street-drug-tranq-found-s-f-17787084.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/horrific-new-street-d... You make the great point that there are several different cohorts involved here, and I think that one of the biggest differentiators there is around illegal drug use.