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During the crack addition epidemic in the late 80' s early 90's, African Americans were treated like trash. There was no public outcry of 'crisis' and 'we must help them'. No sympathy for the addict or the addict's family. AAs were jailed, treated like lepers and left to die crackhouses. Families were destroyed. Fast forward to present day. The response to opioid addiction is sooooo different. It's treated with sympathy, dare I say coddling of the addict and ( oh my) called a national crisis. Heck police officers even carry Narcan. I just wonder why there is such such completely different response (from the public and police ) to opioid addiction. Something's different ...just can't put my finger on it.
The double standard is infuriating.
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