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Brickbat

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2. That quote is heartbreaking.

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Mon Aug 24, 2015, 07:07 PM

Aug 2015

There are models for breaking the addiction. We know economic devastation plays a role. The war on drugs is a sham. We have a lot of the pieces to the puzzle and yet refuse to do anything about it because someone might get something "they don't deserve."

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The heroin epidemic�s toll: One county, 70 minutes, eight overdoses [View all] spinbaby Aug 2015 OP

That's a consequence of illegality Warpy Aug 2015 #1

That quote is heartbreaking. Brickbat Aug 2015 #2

That's true but a serial killer and someone taking drugs are apples and oranges saturnsring Aug 2015 #3

Sadly a manufactured epidemic. Make the pills harder to get and people turn to the streets. hunter Aug 2015 #4

Sounds like some whack smack got out into distribution NightWatcher Aug 2015 #5

I have always said Old Codger Aug 2015 #6

oxy will get us out of this mess! MisterP Aug 2015 #7