“Cartels are bringing much of it from south of the border”
Only HALF TRUE, 95% of the WORLDS OPIUM is produced in Afghanistan. Heroin was a very minor problem for years and years until, THE US WENT TO AFGHANISTAN. And who exactly is standing guard at the Afghan Borders?? THE US MILITARY, And how do you suppose that much product is moved under the noses of our Military without their Knowledge.?? It isn’t, Our Government has been on both sides of this FOREVER.
You are exactly right; every American kid hooked on heroin or who OD’s on it is, in my opinion, another casualty of our war in Afghanistan.
I was a deputy prosecutor for 18 years and have practiced criminal defense for the last 10. Heroin abuse/addiction was very rare, until about 2005. At that point, it exploded. Now its everywhere; not just in the inner city, but its rampant in the suburbs. In our jurisdiction, it is far more of a problem than meth.
And it’s all coming from Afghanistan. Not every member of our armed forces is a choir boy. The gangs have infiltrated the armed forces for this very purpose. We need to leave that place, now.
“And how do you suppose that much product is moved under the noses of our Military without their Knowledge.?? “
Like occupying Iowa and saying you have no knowledge of corn,,
The Heroin sold today is a synthetic man-made product sold cheaply in pill form. Hence it is easy to transfer to from prescription pills.