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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone in the know break down opioid deaths by race?

% white
% black
% hispanic
% asian

Is it equally addictive across ethnic lines?

Does China have an opioid problem?  What about the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, India?

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I don't have specific data but opioids in the U.S. were specifically targeted to poor white areas, first in Florida, then moving north through Appalachia and rust belt, which is also where the OD deaths are concentrated. It has increasingly impacted the black population as cheaper street drugs have replaced the pill addiction. Search opiate deaths for online maps that show this trend. The mountainous area of West Virginia was the epicenter.
China had a massive opioid addiction problem during the Victorian era. Great Britian went to war - twice - for the right to sell opium in China (see Opium wars). The results were a major factor in the communist revolution. Mao treated addiction with mass murder of addicts and dealers. Dutuerte in the Philippines is currently on a similar mission.
Central Asia has always had an opium addiction problem among the lower classes, especially in Afghanistan, Armenia and other regions that are traditional poppy growers. Note that almost none of this opium is in the US, which gets its supply primarily from Mexico, points south and, now, imported synthetic opiates from China (fentanyl, carfentanil)[/quote]

Florida=Lots of older people with age related aches and pain

West Virginia=Lots of chronic pain from working in coal miens

Maine=Lots of chronic pain from working in the lumber industry

From a marketing perspective, it made good business sense to target areas like these.  Obviously, not endorsing it from a moral perspective.[/quote]

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