For a few years now, the rise of drug usage in the rural U.S. has been a matter of discussion. It's especially prevalent in the Midwest & Southeast. Much of the drug use is IV & there's a lot of reusing & sharing of needles. This has been & still is driving up the transmission of HIV & other bloodborne diseases.
Some action was being taken prior to the presidential election. Since then, much of the activity has fizzled out. This seems to be directly related with Washington's & most aptly, the President's, refusal to promote any kind of action other than shaming. Even with states declaring an opioid crisis, the federal government has done little.
Conservatives are concerned with looking hard on drugs. So, they're doing nothing to help with the issue. Their inaction is accelerating the opioid epidemic & the transmission of dangerous illnesses.
Maybe the Republican plan is to let all "those" people die of overdoses, HIV, hepatitis, etc...
Cya...
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