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by InclinedPlane 3555 days ago
You're right, they're much more likely to have a prescription opiate habit.
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If you're poor and black, it's a crime a and should be sternly punished, if you're rich and white, it's youthful experimentation and should be glossed over.

Easy.

Or a "public health crisis" (which it's always been, but now that it's white folks, the public have dug up some compassion).

Relevant: https://twitter.com/kjhealy/status/781557015843856385