America’s Deepening Heroin Problem Has Its Roots in War-Torn Afghanistan

soldiers and opium

Both countries are becoming “hooked” on a deadly cycle of economic depression, drug addiction, and violence.

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Mask Off: Hip Hop, Opiates, and the Opioid Epidemic

Heroin and Hip Hop

According to the Centers for Disease Control, opioid abuse has reached epidemic numbers. Although the incidence of abuse and overdose have largely affected suburban communities, controlled prescription drugs have been seeping into Hip Hop culture for two decades.