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It hit this area hard. I’m from neighboring Scott County and I left in 2015 to pursue a job in a larger market. When I brought my family back in 2021 we shocked
by cprayingmantis 3y ago
It hit this area hard. I’m from neighboring Scott County and I left in 2015 to pursue a job in a larger market. When I brought my family back in 2021 we shocked to see just how much the opioid crisis had hollowed out the community. Whatever big pharma has paid it’s not enough to repair the generations of damage it’s done to the area. I am on the local Board of Supervisors and I’m trying my best (along with the rest of the board) to get everything running back in the right direction.
- hypothesis 3y agoLast I heard, culprits are arguing at SCOTUS that they should get immunity for a fraction of their gains. Also, some payouts will come from selling more of the same, which is nuts. It’s pretty hopeless…