The amount of uneducated soapbox politics on this comment section is astounding. I am an EMT, I am in paramedic school, and I have felt and seen first hand what these drugs are doing to this country. Yes, the "classic" junkie that sucks off the government teat is still alive (for now) and well.

HOWEVER!!!! Your neighbor, doctor, lawyer, police officer, soccer mom, home and business owner, successful members of society: THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SKEWING THE STATISTICS OF THIS TERRIBLE OPIOID EPIDEMIC!

These people get injured and are prescribed an opioid by a doctor. These drugs, even in the most constricted environment are EXTREMELY, UNANIMOUSLY, DANGEROUSLY ADDICTIVE! So, 6 months after injury, said doctor cuts the soccer mom off the drug. This doctor created an addict...where is she going to get her fix now? Cold turkey? Fun fact: quitting opioids is harder than quitting tobacco.

Her brain has been rewired. The streets is the next stop. I see it everyday. Learn the facts please.