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A comment on Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men from Labor Force. Parent comment
The men aren't working because they're either injured or unemployed. Then, because their life sucks, the are more likely to turn to drugs.
Saying "opioids explain unemployment" has it exactly 100% backwards.
The average guy with a job, a house, wife, and 2.2 kids isn't going to get hooked on opioids. His life is already full.
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The men aren't working because they're either injured or unemployed. Then, because their life sucks, the are more likely to turn to drugs.
Saying "opioids explain unemployment" has it exactly 100% backwards.
The average guy with a job, a house, wife, and 2.2 kids isn't going to get hooked on opioids. His life is already full.