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This is peanuts compared what was going on in Florida several years ago http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-06-06/american-p...

> Over 20M pills prescribed, wreaking havoc far beyond just Florida.

Many of the people that were taking these pills have resorted to heroine now that Florida has enacted better oversight

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That's because once you've gotten deep enough into the hole of opiate dependence, your perspective on heroin shifts drastically.

Suddenly that little green pill that barely gets you off anymore looks a lot less appealing for $1/mg. Especially once you discover how cheap and widely available heroin truly is. A $10 purchase of heroin gets you exponentially more bang for your buck.

It's not a long journey, especially once you've walked half way. You can't regulate or price someone out of an addiction.

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