Elle Driver
Veteran
People be looking at you crazy if you don’t drink let alone drugs, then they be wondering why they look so bad at the age of 28.
White Lines, Black Epidemic: The NEW Black American Cocaine epidemic
- Thread starter Off the Onion
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Op really did pull some shyt from a conservative website, that I would never visit for infoOH.... I have proof. Give me a few minutes... I will be back. (have something to take care of at work for the moment, but I got your facts... because, you know, I actually read and research history in order to analyze for myself, not just regurgitate what the white media likes to force feed to us). Historically, MOST of what the wide media has presented has been debased and proven wrong- they just don't make the actual disputed evidence and facts as public knowledge unless you learn how to research and understand for yourself. As soon as I saw this post, my mind immediately went to sensationalism and fake outrage based.
Did you research the person who wrote the article?
Did you research the sources compiled in the article?
Did you research these educational institutions that provided the facts?
What credentials do they have in making their assessments?
Who are the people that were involved in the statistics?
What corporations provided the financial backing?
Are there any independent sources?
Those are a few of the sources that I look into before I take any white media based 'news' publications and sources as factual; and before I have some emotional reaction on some "OMG, (Insert problem here) as an epidemic", because white people said so.
With that said, in my city (LA), there's a large homeless population, who are mainly black. It would be incredibly naive and disingenuous to suggest that just the consumption of marijuana and alcohol, are the sole precursors to this epidemic. This isn't to say that cocaine is the culprit for a lot of mortality and morbidity, like this article attempts to incinerate, as much as it is a red flag to the discernment that black people are clearly using harder drugs than marijuana.
Off the Onion
No tolerance for the fatherless
Op really did pull some shyt from a conservative website, that I would never visit for info
With that said, in my city (LA), there's a large homeless population, who are mainly black. It would be incredibly naive and disingenuous to suggest that just the consumption of marijuana and alcohol, are the sole precursors to this epidemic. This isn't to say that cocaine is the culprit for a lot of mortality and morbidity, like this article attempts to incinerate, as much as it is a red flag to the discernment that black people are clearly using harder drugs than marijuana.
Just because it's from a moderately conservative Source doesn't mean it doesn't have any validity. I really don't fall into the conservative liberal back and forth dialectic. For me it's more about common sense
Roland Coltrane
Superstar
I'd argue that a lot of lack of empathy in our community for people strung out on drugs is partly due to our overall self hatred as a people
We've already been conditioned to not like ourselves so anything on top of that like a perceived fault like drug addiction makes it even easier for people to be like "fukk em"
fukk that. Those druggies are the reason people get hurt, robbed or raped....bring down property value to. Don’t become an extra Burden
Off the Onion
No tolerance for the fatherless
True but we got to get those folks options. In my opinion the real culprits are their families and let them come that way
Roland Coltrane
Superstar
lemme know when they hit these cacs selling opiates with the same football numbers they do for Black folks gone for life on mandatory minimums
I actually sat down, and finally read this shyt and reaching isn't a good enough term.
It's trying paint so many points that are disingenuous.
I've been through 3 journal articles now, and I can't find shyt that's pertains to the usage of cocaine and race....
It seems more like a deflection from white people using opioids...
When in the history of nikkadom have you seen some average everyday square ass nikkas just start hitting lines in public no fukks given
... facts
Right!!! They get referrals to drug court, counseling and rehab problems. Rarely do they see the inside of a prison.
lemme know when they hit these cacs selling opiates with the same football numbers they do for Black folks gone for life on mandatory minimums
a lot of these "nikkas" are either c00ns or undercover whites. many even talk that extra pro-Black shyt to throw off the scent
your type likes talking shyt without having anything to back it up, no information, just running your mouth. Stating nothing but false info and not state facts, trying to run with some white media quotable instead of using your own brain.
Here's a scientific source that disputes everything you said:
Rich Kids and Drugs: Addiction May Hit Wealthy Students Hardest
Teens who attend high-achieving schools in well-to-do communities may be more vulnerable to drug and alcohol problems than their less well-off peers, a new study from the Northeast U.S. suggests.
Researchers found that by age 26, upper-middle-class young adults' lifetime chances of being diagnosed with an addiction to drugs or alcohol were two to three times higher, on average, than the national rates for men and women of the same age. The findings were published online today (May 31) in the journal Development and Psychopathology.
Many people perceive addiction as a problem that affects mostly those in poorer neighborhoods, Luthar said. But this study shows there is a significant risk for substance abuse at the other end of the socioeconomic spectrum, among kids who grow up in wealthy, white collar families, Luthar told Live Science.
This is not the first time researchers have linked high rates of drug and alcohol problems with young adults from higher-income households. In 2009, kids from upper-middle-class backgrounds were identified as an "at-risk" group for substance misuse, and several studies since then have found high levels of binge drinking and marijuana use among young adults in well-educated, well-off families.
@OffHalsted
The 100s LochNess
What IS happening: young cali brehs smoking meth.
Facts, I see it all the time..Young homeless nikkas as wellAt first I thought they were mentally slow but its that narcotic
Proof..
White Collar Drug Abuse - Mobile Health
These white-collar abuses are not rare and plague corporations across the United States and beyond.
Popular stimulants in the workplace include cocaine and a variety of speed substances. Cocaine is notable drug of choice due to its discretion, difficulty to detect, and euphoric energy. A simple search online for ‘cocaine Wall Street’ will bring up an abundance of articles tying the drug to power traders. The British professor David Nutt went as far as to blame the 2008 financial crash to a real cocaine crash among the traders. Although it is unrealistic to blame a worldwide recessions on a few partying bankers, it is very real that overconfident and overworked employees abusing cocaine do make unwise choices due to mental impairment.
For the corporate heroes who fear cocaine, or just cannot afford it, a friend with extra Adderall might be the entire fix they need. Adderall, popularized by college students studying throughout the night, is an energy boosting and focusing enhancing substance. Without the euphoria of cocaine, it seems like the perfect drug of choice for the workplace. This might be the case until the dependent nature of amphetamines prevents the employee from being as productive without the next pill. This slippery slope results in a crash that can destroy careers or even an entire business.
A new contender to the ‘stay up all night’ working culture is the brand name drug ‘Provigil’. Provigil is approved for the treatment of narcolepsy – a severe sleep disorder causing excessive sleepiness and exhaustion. Provigil is proven to fight narcolepsy and turn off the brain’s desire to sleep.
@Off the Onion more proof: From the Centers for Disease Control... (not a political thinktank publication)
Trump calls opioids a ‘public health emergency’ — fatal overdoses soar among white, middle-aged men
‘public health emergency’ — fatal overdoses soar among white, middle-aged men
The rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2015 was more than 2.5 times the rate in 1999, according to recent data from by the CDC, due to a fall in the price of heroin and accessibility to prescription drugs.
In 2015, adults aged 45 to 54 had the highest death rate from drug overdose at 30 deaths per 100,000. And the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths among non-Hispanic white Americans was nearly 3.5 times the rate in 1999:
For males, the rate rose from 8.2 per 100,000 in 1999 to 20.8 in 2015, an average spike of 5% a year. It rose by 12% per year from 2013 to 2015.
• For females, the rate increased from 3.9 per 100,000 in 1999 to 11.8 in 2015, an overall average increase of 6% per year. It rose just 4% per year from 2006 to 2015.
Trump calls opioids a ‘public health emergency’ — fatal overdoses soar among white, middle-aged men
‘public health emergency’ — fatal overdoses soar among white, middle-aged men
The rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2015 was more than 2.5 times the rate in 1999, according to recent data from by the CDC, due to a fall in the price of heroin and accessibility to prescription drugs.
In 2015, adults aged 45 to 54 had the highest death rate from drug overdose at 30 deaths per 100,000. And the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths among non-Hispanic white Americans was nearly 3.5 times the rate in 1999:
For males, the rate rose from 8.2 per 100,000 in 1999 to 20.8 in 2015, an average spike of 5% a year. It rose by 12% per year from 2013 to 2015.
• For females, the rate increased from 3.9 per 100,000 in 1999 to 11.8 in 2015, an overall average increase of 6% per year. It rose just 4% per year from 2006 to 2015.