There's study after study that shows that addiction rates are directly related to availability and also the absence of social stigma. We've had a series of waves of addiction in this country. In the early 20s, when heroin and cocaine were legal, we had a wave of addiction. In the 1980s, we had the crack epidemic, which suddenly you could get cheap cocaine on every cor. Created a wave of addiction. The opioid crisis was created by the availability of oxycodone ready availability. (29:40–29:53)
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