Prudent_Reindeer9627
Prudent_Reindeer9627 t1_j2ed8fd wrote
Reply to comment by RaNdomMSPPro in TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic
Very unlikely that most of the current addicts all started with Oxy, specially given how government rules made doctors afraid of prescribing it even to those who really need it. It may have started that way ~15-20 years ago, but not anymore.
Prudent_Reindeer9627 t1_j2d44xe wrote
Reply to TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic
and the current government crackdown on Heroin is why Fentanyl is so prevalent..
Prudent_Reindeer9627 t1_ja4zt0f wrote
Reply to TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
The entire "hump" of the 747 was originally meant for the crew before they realize they could reserve it for first class.