It’s quite offensive, as somebody who nearly died from sepsis (a couple of months ago), like the drug user in the article, but for different reasons. In my case it was from an infected portacath, that was carelessly flushed during routine maintenance and care.

Also, I cost more, on a per year basis, than the individual in the article, as I require an orphan drug and will for the rest of my life.

I am American but fortunately live abroad so I don’t have to put up with people writing BS narratives and stories that “link” arbitrary statistics together, which people with economics backgrounds tend to do. All in all, this is clickbait.

The solution to the “problem” in the article is houses, regardless of drug usage status.