&gt; addiction-prone (low-income<p>Are low-income people more likely to become addicted? I&#x27;d like to see some statistics.<p>A few thoughts:<p>* There are many more low-income people than wealthy people, so low-income addicts may be greater in sheer numbers but not in rate.<p>* I expect that addition tends to reduce income, so people who started wealthier may become low-income<p>* Prescription opiods are by reputation the wealthy person&#x27;s heroin. Given the high cost of presecription drugs, and that low-income people sometimes can&#x27;t even afford drugs necessary for their health, I wonder if Oxycontin is widely abused in low-income groups.