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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Overdose deaths rose by 70 percent this year in Oregon |
| 2020-11-18 |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #19 Think of it as evolution in action. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2020-11-18 22:25 |
| #18 I imagine that druggies in general don’t vote. But they probably don’t object to their votes being harvested, either , so that’s a wash. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-11-18 21:40 |
| #17 And the pharmaceutical-industrial complex would never be part of the addiction problem. /sarc |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-11-18 16:49 |
| #16 Oregon will be red in time for 2024 as the great heroin die-off will be well on its way by then. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-11-18 15:26 |
| #15 Anybody that pumps $$$ into that death industry should be locked up. |
| Posted by: Angeater Omick2705 2020-11-18 15:12 |
| #14 Faster,please. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2020-11-18 14:05 |
| #13 That's what comes from living in an oppressive socialist state. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-11-18 12:23 |
| #12 There are many non-drug users who steal. Not all drug addicts are robbers. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-11-18 12:19 |
| #11 ^ You'd rather have them stealing from you to support their habits? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-11-18 12:09 |
| #10 The travesty is the non-violent users who are thrown in jail. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-11-18 11:09 |
| #9 Darwin must somehow play a role. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-11-18 11:01 |
| #8 Saves the state $$ as it weeds out the heavy users that currently commit crimes and seek medical attention. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-11-18 10:53 |
| #7 If they rose this year, that happened ***before*** decriminalization. In other words, blame prohibition, not legalization. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2020-11-18 09:52 |
| #6 who cares? |
| Posted by: Chris 2020-11-18 09:35 |
| #5 Bit daft, Those sold drugs must be entitled to care by the seller or these risks will occur. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-11-18 06:10 |
| #4 And their OD deaths are my problem? Hardly. Have at it, druggies. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-11-18 06:09 |
| #3 Stupid leaders and "bad luck" travel together. |
| Posted by: Voldemort Elmutch4874 2020-11-18 03:23 |
| #2 all drugs, including heroin, cocaine, meth and other hard drugs Summer of Love Autumn of Ecstasy Winter of Death |
| Posted by: Elmomorong Ulavique4363 2020-11-18 01:16 |
| #1 And it'll be even higher next year since Oregon pretty much legalized hard drugs like Meth and Heroin. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-11-18 01:08 |