More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the highest figure ever.
The tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, especially fentanyl.
Heroin deaths rose 23 per cent in a year, to 12,989, slightly higher than the number of gun homicides, according to government data released yesterday.
The total number of gun deaths - which included suicides and accidents - rose seven per cent to 36,252.
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Govt esp States, would make it Legal as long as they can
TAX it !!! Fact ie Marajuana / Casinos / Booze etc
Every substance was legal until the government said it wasn't. Every single one.
Funny how everything is Illegal unless of course it can be
TAXED , and WOOOOOOOO that changes Everything !!!!
Then , ANYTHING GOES !!!!!!!
Excellent point! Now why are we giving HEROIN USERS SAFE SPACES, but attempting to take away gun owners rights? Can someone actually explain that thought process to me? It is the junkies choice to buy the drug, knowing it is illegal, it is the junkies choice to inject that drug! But we coddle the person illegally buying and using the drug!
Drugs don’t kill people but guns do.
Ok got it Libz. Makes perfect sense.
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