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Great post.

Your reference to the massive but unmeasurable non-lethal consequences of the opioid epidemic is rarely mentioned elsewhere. The total human cost in dollars, misery, and death is overwhelming.

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"Thick blood and marrow are aspirated back through the syringe to confirm placement. Then the Narcan is pushed into the lavish plexus of blood vessels in bone, on its way to wake them" Wonderfully graphic prose Edwin...

My best source for where the problem began is this book: Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari (chasingthescream.com).

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