Millions have been affected, and tens of thousands die every year from the so called opioid crisis in the US. Preliminary data shows that last year drug overdose has killed well over 62 thousand people in America, a 19% increase. And the problem keeps deepening. It has become the leading reason for mortality among Americans under 50 years of age,
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Oh well, it's all good to someone no doubt.
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There may be no simple solution, but the simplest is - produce less, prescribe less.
Possible side effects include; rise in illegal drug production, people with genuine pain not getting adequate help, society no longer being able to support a Walgreens, CVS, and Rite-Aid being on every other corner.
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Good luck with that as a social program.
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