You can't compare Portugal to Seattle or Portland. First of all it's a country, but more importantly they have free public health care and safety nets for homeless and jobless people.
Imho the number one driving factor of the US opioid epidemic is the stress of living in a country where you can literally end up on the streets if you don't have a job. A country where you can go bankrupt if you get sick.
You can't put band aids over the opioid epidemic, it's a systemic issue.
Imho the number one driving factor of the US opioid epidemic is the stress of living in a country where you can literally end up on the streets if you don't have a job. A country where you can go bankrupt if you get sick.
You can't put band aids over the opioid epidemic, it's a systemic issue.