The pharma companies have some liability, but there was a perfect storm
The "war on drugs", and the racially motivated moral panic about crack cocaine and addiction created a social attitude that casts addiction as a moral failing
Inadequate safety net healthcare provisions lead people to the cheapest treatment option, generic opiates fit this bill
The "war on drugs", and the racially motivated moral panic about crack cocaine and addiction created a social attitude that casts addiction as a moral failing
Inadequate safety net healthcare provisions lead people to the cheapest treatment option, generic opiates fit this bill