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Or, the dropping of American men from the labor force (i.e. not by their choice nor volition) could explain x% of opiod use...

Actually, this seems to be borne out be reporting of newer surveys and studies. Those in stable employment and social settings are less vulnerable to addiction. Even when they "experiment"; they have more reasons not to chase the experience down the rabbit hole.

I've heard this specifically from several recent sources of reporting. Different shows and segments, largely on public radio.

That's not to mention the growing media and public re-evaluation of addiction and its causes, treatments, remediations, and possible solutions -- alongside comparison with the increasingly obviously counter-productive and expensive "tough on crime" practices with respect to it -- now taking place in the U.S.



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