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Small towns in North America are are being decimated by meth. The drug dealers move in because there are no drug task forces, just underfunded and ill-equipped
by bityard 5mo ago
Small towns in North America are are being decimated by meth. The drug dealers move in because there are no drug task forces, just underfunded and ill-equipped sheriffs and local police.
My wife and I live in the suburbs now but grew up in a very rural community. Last year we went to a wedding there. It was shocking how many people under the age of 50 were missing half their teeth.
- chadgpt3 5mo agoIs it the government's job to enforce people's teeth? I presume you also observed something worse than that but chose not to write about it?
- aoeusnth1 5mo agoI believe they were using their teeth (or lack thereof) to reference their visible meth addiction. See GP, "2) meth is neurodegenerative. heavy users end up with a permanent disability."
- chadgpt3 5mo agoYeah but if teeth are the worst of it, that's not really the government's problem. The government doesn't prohibit alcohol to prevent liver damage and that's worse than tooth damage. If teeth aren't the worst of it, what was the worst of it?
- fc417fc802 5mo agoOf course the prohibition is what leads to the loss of teeth. Methamphetamine impacts salivation much more commonly and to a greater extent than amphetamine does. But meth is the cheap and accessible option due to the law.
- adrianN 5mo agoI consider it the governments job to keep the population in a state where they can have a net benefit to society. Obviously this needs to be balanced with personal freedoms.
- aniviacat 5mo agoThey probably didn't ask all the wedding guests for their medical history. Missing teeth may not be the worst, but in this case perhaps the most immediately recognizable.
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- pixl97 5mo ago>there are no drug task forces What is this going to fix exactly? Putting half the population in jail?
- PantaloonFlames 5mo agoAre you fairly confident that they’re missing teeth because of drug use? Could it alternatively be caused by lack of access to proper dental care?