on the one hand, “just say no” never worked and it’s even more pointless to try to discourage people from taking a drug that kills a shitload of people who think they are taking xanax or adderral
on the other hand, this is a pretty benign way for him to waste his time so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
on the other hand, this is a pretty benign way for him to waste his time so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Philip Bump
Captain Eighties strikes again.
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Teen Birth 19.8 (births/1k 15-19 years of age)
Infant Mortality Rate 7.32 (infant deaths/1k live births)
Life Expectancy 71.0
Marriage 6.1 (marriages/1,000)
Divorce 3.2 (divorces/1,000)
Leading CoD Heart Disease
Firearm Injury Death Rate 16.2 (per 100k)
Homicide Rate 6.2 (per 100)
Teen Birth Rate 9.8
Infant Mortality Rate 4.11
Life Expectancy (at Birth) 78.3 years
Marriage Rate 5.7 (marriages per 1,000)
Divorce Rate n/a
Leading CoD Heart Disease
Firearm Injury Death Rate 8.6 (per 100,000)
Homicide Rate 5.9 (per 100,000)
80.9 (per 100,000)
California is 26.9 (per 100,000)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/drug_poisoning_mortality/drug_poisoning.htm
[Might not be a joke.]
"Just Say No" has shown more staying power than "Be Best."
Trump did nothing.
Maybe if we tried an enormous campaign to treat and educate addiction, that might just work. If not, at least there would be some humanitarian benefit.
Be good if he was on TV maundering about fent 24/7.