The Opioid Overdose Crisis

Drops in crime, ahead, by the millions. Then, drops in employment in criminal justice, by the thousands.

Drops in health care costs by the $billions. Then, drops in employment in health care by the millions.

Improvements of performance everywhere. Then, a richer economy for everyone.

Reply to Government Propaganda Article.

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You forgot some things to deduct from your cost analysis. 

1) The productivity and tax payments of people able to get to work because of opiate pain relief;

2) The value of the 200 crimes a year not committed by the deceased drug addicts;

3) the value of the deaths of criminals to families that will not be exploited, injured, and abused by the deceased.