Interesting theory.<p>Thought the opioid epidemic is old news, I only recently became aware that it is:<p>- much bigger than other big problems (e.g. suicide, homicide, and of course tiny problems that get more press like school shootings or terrorism).<p>- still increasing in size steadily<p>some sad charts:
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