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Warpy

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3. Pretty much true

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 07:15 PM

Feb 2015

People in the US are increasingly isolated, working long hours and deprived of contact with friends and families and stressed to the max by poor working conditions and low wages.

That self medication is on the rise should surprise no one.

In any case, drug addicted newborns are tough to watch, but studies have shown there are no lasting effects that can't be attributed to poverty or poor parenting due to poverty.

Poverty is the most evil WMD in the world.

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1 in 10 babies born in Danville, KY is born addicted. [View all] MelissaB Feb 2015 OP

Rat Park Fumesucker Feb 2015 #1

Pretty much true Warpy Feb 2015 #3

Your post and the one before it are both excellent herding cats Feb 2015 #4

I just moved to KY last year. MelissaB Feb 2015 #2

bite your tongue angrychair Feb 2015 #5

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