Opinion: Be honest, do you actually care about the record number of drug-related deaths?

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Opinion: Be honest, do you actually care about the record number of drug-related deaths?
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It’s tempting to blame politicians but they instinctively follow public opinion rather than shape it. The uncomfortable truth might be that we, the electorate, are ultimately responsible

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