The demand for heroin is overwhelming.[0]
An argument from popularity is not an argument that something is a net positive for society. Obesity is becoming more popular.
An argument from popularity is not an argument that something is a net positive for society. Obesity is becoming more popular.
depends on who you ask, really https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_acceptance_movement
You can argue whatever numbers you want, but the core principle is not assailed, which is that more != better than.
Between the years 1999 and 2010, sales for prescription painkillers to hospitals, doctors and pharmacies increased fourfold. By 2010, the number of pain medications prescribed was enough to keep every single American medicated for one month’s time.[0]
[0]http://www.addictions.com/opiate/10-opiate-addiction-statist...