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troubleyoucalldeew t1_itvtldm wrote

I thought you had to wait and then get it out of kids' Halloween candy

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chuckie512 t1_itvwadw wrote

Not-so-fun fact:

Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for people under 18. But it's because they get hit by cars, none of the candy BS.

Edit: if this bothers you (and it should!) It only costs $25 to close your street, and suspend open container laws at the same time!

https://bikepgh.org/resources/maps-guides-more/throw-block-party/

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distilledfluid t1_itw7oiv wrote

Back in the 80s I was a small child living in Beechview, and they used to have insane block parties. I was only 4 years old, and I remember people doing keg stands and climbing up the telephone poles and shit.

I vaguely remember a pie fight. And some boobs.

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chuckie512 t1_itw7ywa wrote

I'm honestly surprised Halloween block parties aren't already a thing across the city.

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janus1172 t1_itw3dbn wrote

Not sure if that’ll work this year though. Already heard that folks are putting medical marijuana or Drag Queen story hours in their candies. Not gonna be much room for fentanyl, too

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LostEnroute t1_itw4s9i wrote

At least we don't have immigrant caravans hiding in our candy this year.

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janus1172 t1_itw5r9l wrote

Very true. Had a perfectly good mini-Snickers ruined by Colombian asylum seekers hidden between a nougat layer

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ricksebak t1_itw04aa wrote

Check with your local political leaders, since Oz wants them to make every other decision for you.

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KommieKon t1_itw4gg6 wrote

I got mine with my weekly adrenochrome shipment from George Soros, did you check in that box? It was under the many “free third-term abortion” coupons

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AdministrationLow538 t1_itw5b6e wrote

Damn bro that’s fucked up. Also this is no joking matter guys.

Not getting your fentanyl in the mail is the leading cause of sobriety ages in 14-27

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LostEnroute t1_itvzmtg wrote

Hurry up, you only have until election day before the freebies are over!

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milkmanrichie t1_itw16wr wrote

I got mine last week, but had to go to the post office and sign for it. Might steal some out of the kids Halloween candy too.

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mastergreenbean t1_itw9z0n wrote

Government contracted to Starbucks and you can ask for it in your drink, hope this helps

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Whitefoil1 t1_itw66t8 wrote

Maybe they mailed it to your New Jersey mansion?

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shrinkwrappedmummy t1_itw9zr8 wrote

Wait we are getting free fentanyl? I thought it was just estrogen pills in candy??

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EpsilonNueve t1_itw4kr0 wrote

Hi. Goodnight, everybody!

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mypassword23 t1_itw6l2x wrote

Fentanyl overdose deaths have risen 22 percent since 2020 in PA, funny joke tho 👍

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LostEnroute t1_itwdy98 wrote

Fuck you for voting for people who politicize those deaths.

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mypassword23 t1_itwejfr wrote

Fuck you on about? Op made a joke about fentanyl and I said it isn’t a joking matter, stated a fact that deaths have gone up 22%. Never said who I am voting for, just saying it’s not a joking matter. Do you think before you speak?

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LostEnroute t1_itwfk7l wrote

Maybe you are lost here, but the people who are disingenuously talking about fentanyl are the Republicans trying to use those deaths as a weapon against Democrats.

So a joke about that shitty behavior is nothing compared to the evil that pretends to care while doing nothing: Republicans.

Or are you just mad at the reddit post not the pure evil it was a commenting on?

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mypassword23 t1_itwh5qv wrote

Oooh ok, so there’s absolutely no possibility that I think fentanyl isn’t a joking matter in general, no matter who is saying it. And so if I’m just putting my opinion out there that (in this case a democrat) shouldn’t joke about it, That I automatically support republicans using it to there advantage.

Got ya! If I ever have an opinion ill defer to you because you obviously know me better than I know myself. And since you have a hard time coming to basic logical conclusions, to help you out, that last bit was sarcastic and basically a funny way to tell you your an idiot. (This is the part where you stfu)

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Sheepfu t1_itw7s05 wrote

It's wild that people don't realize that there's a fentanyl crisis. Yinz need to go check aut Philly.

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10malesics OP t1_itwzmce wrote

Oh there absolutely is. But the shit isn't going to randomly turn up in your mailbox or under your car door handles.

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Sheepfu t1_ityw87n wrote

It's reductionist. Probably better to focus on the realities that the deaths are 10x what they've been in the past and rising every year.

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hambone012 t1_itw3nyd wrote

Sounds like feelings are hurt because fetterman is a lame duck. How how the lefties have devolved.

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LostEnroute t1_itvzrh9 wrote

Then maybe Republicans should stop spreading misinformation about it?

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Radiant-Reputation31 t1_itw08lc wrote

If something is the leading cause of death, we should be trying to fix it by looking at the real causes of it. No one is putting fentanyl in candy or randomly sending it in the mail. That kind of rhetoric from Oz and co. only serves to muddy the discourse around a very real problem.

As an aside, plenty of people find humor in tragedy and joking about it can be cathartic. There are plenty of ways to joke around without undercutting the larger issue.

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LostEnroute t1_itw11j0 wrote

I have family members who have died from fentanyl. Oz and other Republicans who try to use it as a weapon against Democrats are pure scum.

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expodingpenguin t1_itw2zzl wrote

That's a weird way to spell Accidents (unintentional injuries), which are the actual #1 cause of death for the 18-45 group. The statistic you're citing makes incorrect assumptions about the cause of those deaths, and there isn't data to back it.

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ventorun t1_itw6ols wrote

Not the leading cause, but up sharply.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/04/12/1092309418/teen-drug-overdose-deaths-rose-sharply-in-2020-driven-by-fentanyl-laced-pills

One of the leading ways fentanyl gets into our country is the southern border. And that’s on the Biden Administration.

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slayhern t1_itw7fcg wrote

Was it on the Trump administration when it was happening then?

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ventorun t1_itw9dhq wrote

Well son of a bitch!

https://www.newsweek.com/border-crossings-3-times-higher-under-biden-trump-1744641?amp=1

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slayhern t1_itwbwt9 wrote

I meant fentanyl crossing our border from the south and from china.

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ventorun t1_itwddvq wrote

https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/fentanyl-busts-skyrocket-to-new-high-with-bulk-of-seizures-at-u-s-ports-of-entry/amp/

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slayhern t1_itwf1ib wrote

So theyre catching them at the border. Great news!

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ventorun t1_itwfh68 wrote

They’re catching a fraction. And the number they’re catching is way up because the amount trying to get in is way up. You’re just being obtuse. Or you’re genuinely not very bright to understand what the numbers truly mean. You probably think inflation is good and that Biden is the best President ever. Stick with the video games and pizza rolls that your Mom makes - let the adults work it out for you.

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slayhern t1_itwg4uo wrote

Then why arent fentanyl deaths dramatically up? I mean when your boy donny was in his penultimate year 70k people died. 90k in 2020. Was it because he was soft on china? Or couldnt control the borders properly? I actually take issue with Biden on a ton of issues and can openly say that because I’m not a cult member.

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ventorun t1_itwjvey wrote

Uhh, wrong:

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/202205.htm

“The new data show overdose deaths involving opioids increased from an estimated 70,029 in 2020 to 80,816 in 2021. Overdose deaths from synthetic opioids (primarily fentanyl), psychostimulants such as methamphetamine, and cocaine also continued to increase in 2021 compared to 2020.”

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slayhern t1_itwl77f wrote

Apologies, that was total drug deaths. When the total opioid deaths rose from ~48k to 70k between 2019 and 2020 was that a dramatic increase? Whose fault was it specifically?

https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/fig3od2020.jpg

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ventorun t1_itwlm9j wrote

OK, I’ll bite. Trump. Who is responsible now? The numbers are way up in 2021 and 2022 based on recent news articles.

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slayhern t1_itwmwui wrote

Here’s the thing. Its multifaceted, and is as much as it was in the time period I gave you. I dont blame Trump for an increase in opioid deaths during his tenure. I also dont blame Biden. I blame a global depression/recession, a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic with lockdowns occurring during both presidencies, increased foreign manufacturing of opioid and opioid precursors in China, India, Mexico, the war on drugs, the lack of harm prevention services in rural communities, lack of affordable rehabilitation. Im sure I could go on and on.

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