The Xalisco Boys discovered what white users want most: ... Beginning in the mid-1990s, two opiates began to lay siege to the American middle class. One was black-tar heroin, ...

Homebrewed, yeast-derived opiates are a possibility, but the right equipment and the right science in the hands of a well-funded drug operation will make them a certainty.

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Before 1900, the typical opiate addict in America was an upper-class or middle-class white woman. Today, doctors are re-learning lessons their predecessors learned more than a lifetime ago.

Researchers found that white males ages 30 to 39 were most at risk of fatal overdoses in Ohio. The study also identified 12 clusters in the state where overdose rates were highest.

Due to the ever-rising opiate crisis that's currently sweeping the nation, Pfister says St. Charles now uses an "eat, sleep, console" method, to help treat infants who have opiates in their system.