Something is very wrong in this country when the leading cause of death for people under 50 is drug overdose. The war on drugs is a complete failure and it’s time to find a new way to solve this problem. When people use drugs excessively to the point of death, there is something seriously missing from their life. And I don’t mean absence of life/living.
Jail does not work…many a person has become addicted in jail.
Counseling only works; if, the person really wants to change and their life changes in such a way that drug use has no place.
What’s the answer? For me it was God…what’s the answer for other people? That depends on the person…
What I do know; is that homes without fathers adds to the problem.
I do know; Women rising kid alone is a problem.
I do know; Kids growing to adulthood and then living at their parents’ house because they are debt slaves for the next 30+ years…can’t help.
I do know; LBGT-Q/transgender is not helping…sexual identity is basic for all people, and if you don’t know “what you are” how can you possibly know “who you are” 
You're right, drug overdoses are a huge problem. I know of so many people who've been destroyed by drugs. Something has to be done.
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