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Opiate addiction and dependence


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This looked like something I wanted to share. It's true Obama says in here that everyone who's grown up in America has known someone or who they themselves have struggled with dependence.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/12/03/prescription-opioid-addiction.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=mv1&utm_campaign=20161211Z1&et_cid=DM128157&et_rid=1792786570

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I know at least three (almost four) people who have died from heroin overdoses.

I think the fact that it's treated as a criminal issue rather than a medical one is a travesty though.  But something has to fuel the prison industry and the government's war on the poor.  "Oh you're a felon?  Congratulations, now you can't vote or own a gun; So not only can you not vote us out but you can't revolt either."

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On 12/12/2016 at 2:58 PM, Scary Guy said:

I know at least three (almost four) people who have died from heroin overdoses.

I think the fact that it's treated as a criminal issue rather than a medical one is a travesty though.  But something has to fuel the prison industry and the polices war on the poor.  "Oh you're a felon?  Congratulations, now you can't vote or own a gun; So not only can you not vote us out but you can't revolt either."

It is a travesty. These people need help, not a prison sentence. 

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