Why does eastern Kentucky have one of the highest murder rates in the country?

[Alexander's Horse]

Could it be because Daniel Boone is from Eastern Kentucky?

http://www.danielboonecountry.com/

[Benjamin David Steele]

Let's turn this around. Why, with its huge social safety net, massive police force and highly invasive laws, does Chicago have as high a murder rate as Eastern Kentucky?

Well, you didn't entirely turn it around, as far as the data goes. Appalachians have a high welfare rate. A lot of federal money has been spent in Appalachia. Certainly, more federal money is spent there than is received in taxes.

Anyway, I doubt that the Chicago police are any more massive per capita than what is found anywhere else. I also doubt that Chicago laws are more invasive than average. Salt Lake City probably has more invasive laws than Chicago.

[The Mad Monk]

Are you kidding? According to no less a source than Sava, Chicago Police can answer nay 911 call in ten seconds or less! You gotta have crazy manpower for that.

[C0ckney]

or very fast cars...

[Jon Miller]

You're wrong. Pain clinics are ubiquitous in every state, not that it matters. You can go to the ER, the urgent care or your own PCP and get oxycodone or hydrocodone with virtually no hassle. In fact, the pain clinic will hassle you much more, because they'll probably subject you to a mandatory contract and periodic drug screenings. I'd guess that nearly half of all visits to general practitioners involve a complaint of pain. These days everyone expects narcotic medication. 80% of the world's opiod products are consumed in the United States. 20% of the American population take narcotics routinesly. 40% of the American population will take a narcotic this year. Prescription drugs were responsible for more than 15,000 deaths alst year, 2/3rds of those were from oxycodone and hydrocodone alone. Florida's not the problem.

When my wife gave birth she had originally said no pain killers of any type. After 36 hours of labor, she was ready for the epidural. She can't take normal morphine, but apparently synthetic was fine (the anaesthesiologist was with her specially).

After she got back to her bed, the nurses came in and offered her some heavy narcotics. They were amazed and confused which she said she didn't want any. I am suspicious many of them took them sometimes.

I think the pain killer abuse is true the world over.

JM

[Aeson]

Are you kidding? According to no less a source than Sava, Chicago Police can answer nay 911 call in ten seconds or less! You gotta have crazy manpower for that.

10 seconds seems kinda high ... it usually only takes me 3 or 4 seconds to answer a call.

[KrazyHorse]

To answer the OP...

Well, Boyd's certainly not helping.

https://youtu.be/BU3rQu83BKE

[Dr Strangelove]

When my wife gave birth she had originally said no pain killers of any type. After 36 hours of labor, she was ready for the epidural. She can't take normal morphine, but apparently synthetic was fine (the anaesthesiologist was with her specially).

After she got back to her bed, the nurses came in and offered her some heavy narcotics. They were amazed and confused which she said she didn't want any. I am suspicious many of them took them sometimes.

I think the pain killer abuse is true the world over.

JM

Let me update that post - 16,500 dead from prescription controlled substances last year. Last year the FDA changed the classification of Hydrocodone containing products to "II" and the classification of Tramadol from non-scheduled to "IV".

As I stated, the US, 4% of the world's population, consumes more than 80% of the world's prescription narcotics. Seriously, how could any other country have a pain killer abuse problem even remotely comparing to America's? There's not enough left to go around!

[C0ckney]

As I stated, the US, 4% of the world's population, consumes more than 80% of the world's prescription narcotics.

that's absolute madness.