RaNdomMSPPro t1_j2dvz42 wrote 2 years ago Reply to comment by Prudent_Reindeer9627 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 I think Oxy is the gateway drug to heroin and fentanyl. Government blessed and promoted. Permalink Parent 5
RaNdomMSPPro t1_j2dvz42 wrote
Reply to comment by Prudent_Reindeer9627 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
I think Oxy is the gateway drug to heroin and fentanyl. Government blessed and promoted.