Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Chris Roberts - Photos: The White Victims of Our Opioid Crisis - Image: 28-year-old heroin addict


Heroin Addict in the Act
28-year-old heroin addict

As a white advocate, one of my biggest concerns is America’s “opioid crisis.” The USA’s annual number of deaths due to drug overdoses — overwhelmingly caused by opioids, synthetic or otherwise — is catastrophically high. Those deaths are disproportionately white as well, which is one of the reasons this crisis is sometimes referred to as the “white death,” and why some of the pills most associated with the crisis (e.g. OxyContin and Fentanyl) are nicknamed “hillbilly heroin.” This problem is a big part of the reason why life expectancy of whites is going down. ...

https://www.amren.com/blog/2019/11/photos-white-death-opioid-heroin-crisis/