Paraphrase: The opioid epidemic has three very distinct waves of opioid-related deaths. The opioid epidemic can be described in terms of three distinct waves of opioid-related deaths. The first wave of deaths linked to opiates was related to prescription opioids and the overprescription of these opiates. The second wave of opioid-related deaths was caused by the uprising of the heroin market in the United States, attracting those previously addicted to prescription opioids to try heroin. A rise in the production, distribution, and use of illegal, synthetic opiates caused the third wave of opioid-related deaths. Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, have caused the proliferation of overdose deaths because of the high fatality rate these drugs have. My
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The United States economy has felt a significant backlash from the crisis as loads of people lost their jobs due to opioid-related issues, many of which ended up in poverty or on the poverty line. Having increased border security to prevent illegal substances from entering our country could improve the unemployment issues and the economic effects that arise from it. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Quote: Meanwhile, San Francisco has so far failed to cut the flow of drugs into the Tenderloin and South of Market, where the city has concentrated services and housing for vulnerable people, including those experiencing addiction. Drug dealers operate on the streets with abandon. Paraphrase: San Francisco has unsuccessfully stopped the flow of drugs in areas of the city where there is a high concentration of vulnerable people. My idea: The current state of San Francisco is very poor. The government's ways of preventing the flow of illegal opioids in the city have failed, and the police aren't doing well in stopping the distribution of these drugs throughout the
The United States economy has felt a significant backlash from the crisis as loads of people lost their jobs due to opioid-related issues, many of which ended up in poverty or on the poverty line. Having increased border security to prevent illegal substances from entering our country could improve the unemployment issues and the economic effects that arise from it. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Quote: Meanwhile, San Francisco has so far failed to cut the flow of drugs into the Tenderloin and South of Market, where the city has concentrated services and housing for vulnerable people, including those experiencing addiction. Drug dealers operate on the streets with abandon. Paraphrase: San Francisco has unsuccessfully stopped the flow of drugs in areas of the city where there is a high concentration of vulnerable people. My idea: The current state of San Francisco is very poor. The government's ways of preventing the flow of illegal opioids in the city have failed, and the police aren't doing well in stopping the distribution of these drugs throughout the