Great observation from The Silicon Graybeard:
Noted in Passing: the Opioid “Crisis” is Not Due to Prescription Drugs
I've written on the so-called opioid crisis several times in the last few years and have come to the conclusion that the narrative we're being fed simply isn't true; that the stories are manufactured for reasons that aren't necessarily clear, but that could track back to some well known politicians (hint - one of the names is associated with Arkancide). For example a couple of years ago, Mylan, the company that makes Epinephrine injector pens - the kind used to stop anaphylactic shock in people with allergies to things like bee stings - raised the price a factor of 4x and the media howled like banshees. The company that makes Naloxone, the drug used to stop people from dying of opioid overdose from dying, raised their price 17x and the media didn't say a word.
The Raconteur Report takes this and runs with it - their proposal:
The solution is simple, and two-fold:
Ban Narcan for 5 years.
Build. The. Wall.
Bonus: it requires neither doubling down, nor outright surrendering in the War Mutually Beneficial Slapfight On (Some) Drugs, With Collateral Damage.
Libertarian drug-lovers, rejoice.
Within a year, you'll be able to count opiate OD deaths on your thumbs in most states, annually. Because after addicts die the first time, recidivism drops off precipitously!
Mirabile dictu!
Of course, in this political climate, this would never come to pass but it is an excellent idea. Put a big dent in the homeless problem too.
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