Soaring addiction, overdoses, hundreds dead, entire neighborhoods devolving into animals, skyrocketing theft, burglary, car theft, shoplifting, property crime overrunning whatever law enforcement MIGHT exist, all of that fueling the black market in stolen goods, or stolen property used to barter for more drugs, which just pours more gas on the flames eating the hearts out of communities. The heroin junkies and methheads ramp up the theft and other crimes across the board for more dope to shoot up with and these career politicians pass laws to feather their own nest more efficiently, sneaking subtle legal maneuvers through the (Con)gress to make it easier for Big Pharma to peddle death in a pill, hooking thousands upon thousands on opioids that they eventually can't get for whatever reason, so they turn to heroin and meth.

Damn these people. These politicians deserve a deep, dank hole with no windows for the rest of their lives.