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Pill Abuse and (Disability) Welfare

Pill Abuse and (Disability) Welfare
The government's anti-drug propaganda fingers as the culprit . . . the government - specifically its giveaway programs camouflaged as disability payments. The enclosed propaganda from Time Magazine for this week indicates that crime and abuse of prescription Oxycontin are rampant in a Virginia county, over 25% of whose residents are on disability. So, for this empire's downfall, will it be Oxycontin and circuses?
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