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Americas support for war ultimately supported an opium epidemic

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Horn, Dashielle
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Spring 2019
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2019
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The United States war in Iraq indirectly influenced the opoid epidemic within the United States. Using data, we can see spikes in prescription and usage among both legal and illegal opioid use. Using terrorist attacks as public moral boosters the USA used fear for the overall allocation of resources, mainly drugs and oil.  
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