America’s opioid epidemic is worsening
I live in Trumbull County in Ohio, the dark red county in North East Ohio. We recently had 23 (non-fatal) overdoses in a two-day period[0]. That&#x27;s roughly .01% of the county&#x27;s total population - so yeah, it&#x27;s getting bad here.<p>There were recently two shootings within a mile of my house. Several people dead. Both shootings were drug related.<p>I can&#x27;t help but look around and believe that the needs these folks are trying to satisfy are completely human, and that forcing the users to resort to black markets leads to violence and overdoses. I can&#x27;t help but think this problem in my community could be solved by simply letting people get high.<p>Maybe the answer isn&#x27;t to make heroin available OTC at Walgreens, but supervised injection sites seem to be gaining traction[1]. I think a lot of the dark red spots on the map, like mine, should probably consider this option.<p>It&#x27;s not like anything else is working.<p>[0]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tribtoday.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;latest-news&#x2F;2017&#x2F;03&#x2F;fri-920-pm-23-overdoses-recorded-in-48-hours-in-trumbull&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tribtoday.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;latest-news&#x2F;2017&#x2F;03&#x2F;fri-920-pm...</a>
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