"To vanquish the opioid scourge, matey, we seek savvy fixes, not the fool's gold of ‘harm reduction’!"
2024-10-16
Arrr matey! Opioids be plunderin’ the good ol’ U.S. of A, claimin' over 80,000 souls each year! The government’s “harm reduction” be naught but a scallywag’s tale. We be needin’ a fresh plan, or we’ll all be walkin’ the plank! Aye, let’s chart a new course!
Arrr mateys, gather 'round fer a tale o' the high seas o' politics and perilous pusherin'! As the winds of election season blow, the ruling crew be hootin' 'bout a miraculous 10% drop in overdose deaths from the CDC. But hold yer horses, me hearties, for even with this “bounty,” the grim tally still be around 100,000 souls lost to the dark clutches of opioids, chiefly the dastardly fentanyl!The good ol' U.S. has been drownin' in the tempest of the opioid crisis since the mid-90s, when misguided healers thought givin' out painkillers like candy was a grand scheme. Alas, this led to a tide of addiction that swamped the land. By 2010, the opiate tide receded, only to see swabs of heroin rise, followed by the wicked fentanyl—like a ghost ship bringin' doom!
Now, with the Biden-Harris crew at the helm, they be pushin' "harm reduction," but it's more like throwin' a lifebuoy made of lead! Deaths be climbin’, and the poor souls caught in this storm be more diverse than ever. We be needin' a new course, one that puts treatment o'er harm reduction, lest we continue to sink into the depths of despair! So, hoist the sails o’ preventin' and treatin’, for that be the true treasure that can save our communities!