America has been trapped in a drug war for decades, despite having spent over $1 trillion combatting it. And it is not the Columbian drug cartels who are to blame but the American society itself.
The availability, addictive nature, and potency of opioid drugs in mainstream America have led to the worst narcotic crisis in American history - one that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed lives, businesses and families. The victims range from the chronically poor in small-town Hillbilly regions to middle-aged suburban moms, to New York bankers and a host of celebrities including musician Prince and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman.