The drug phenomenon affects us all. Without exception. Even if there isn’t a drug user in your family, the danger lies in street hold-ups. There is nothing worse than being held up by someone who is on drugs. In their mind any gesture, however innocent, can be a reaction which deserves death.
The large number of addicts is worrying, but not only on the streets. In every social class there are those who are dependent on drugs. Not only forbidden ones like cocaine and opium, but also those acquired in drugstores (with false prescriptions) or in hospitals (pilfered). In both cases the extra cash will corrupt an employee and a prescription drug will easily reach the hands of users.
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