Q: Why is it that judges, and courts across the US are considering uncompensated labor to be a form of addiction treatment?

A: Step 1) Get people addicted Step 2) Get them into "rehab" Step 3) Enslave them

#RFKJr
#Synanon
#PurduePharma #OpiodEpidemic
#Cenikor

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‘The damage is terrifying’: Barbara Kingsolver on Trump, rural America and the recovery home funded by her hit novel Demon Copperhead, the author’s retelling of Dickens during Virginia’s opioid crisis, was a global success. Now she has used royalties from the novel to open a recovery residence

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j... #barbarakingsolver #opiodepidemic #demoncopperhead #appalachia

There’s a guy next to me at a #seattle bus stop in the throes of a #fentanyl binge, & his pants are around his ankles, he’s lying on his back, & he’s alternately passing out & waving his arms like he’s making snow angels…

This is so dystopic 😬

This #opiodepidemic is out of control 😓

#bellevue

Belleville remains under a state of emergency with little hope on the horizon | CBC News More than a year after Belleville, Ont., declared a state of emergency triggered by a spate of overdoses linked to the opioid epidemic, people at the heart of the crisis say things have gone from bad ...

#onpoli #cdnpoli #opiodepidemic #addiction
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...often talked about as if they have no redeeming qualities. The fact that they -do- have legitimate uses and addiction -can- be caught and corrected early isn't ever mentioned.

Let's try to remember that when talking about the #OpiodEpidemic. Banning these drugs will cause a lot of pain.

What China Must Do to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl It’s time to get tough on the world’s most dangerous opioid supplier.

What China Must Do to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl

It’s Time to Get Tough on the World’s Most Dangerous Opioid Supplier.

#China #opio #opiodepidemic #fentanyl #drugdisease #Health
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I wish we could be celebrating your birthday tonight. I miss you and love you so much. #tloml #RIP #neverforgotten #alwaysloved #stillangrywithyou #heroinisstupid #rva #opiodepidemic #heroinkills #teamxine

The guy who was the catalyst for a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa that killed children and babies is now validating and facilitating our opioid epidemic.
#StopRFKJr #ResistAtEveryTurn #DoNotComply #OpiodEpidemic

Three cheers for @POTUS for calling out racism & classicism in prior criminal-justice approach to addiction #RxSummit #opiodepidemic