By – True Activist
Posted on June 17, 2017
The war on drugs should really be a war on prescription drugs.
With overdose and mortality on a steep rise through the United States, the opioid crisis has reached crisis level. Authorities insist on prosecuting addicts, but they must attack the root of the problem: big pharma. But in the polite words of former President Barack Obama, the war on drugs has been “very unproductive”.
Meanwhile, families and communities are attempting to navigate a way out of the epidemic and pick up the pieces. Methadone clinics might help, but they often just perpetuate dependence. More individuals are choosing to explore alternative methods of treatment…
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