2017 saw highest rate of death due to alcohol, drugs, suicide in US history [pdf]
People feeling left aside by society always find a way out, it&#x27;s more of a systemic issue than an alcohol or drug one.<p>I guess having a for profit health industry trying to prescribe as much opioid as possible doesn&#x27;t help.<p>As long as we keep putting the blame on individuals* and not on the system they live in we&#x27;re doomed to fail. Putting tax on alcohol, war on drugs and banning beer sales on Sunday aren&#x27;t going to fix any of the underlying problems.<p>* which is very easy and relieving, after all I don&#x27;t have to do anything if that&#x27;s just how people are.