President Donald Trump supporters and opioid painkillers seem to have a connection, suggests a new study from the University of Texas. Researchers analyzing areas with the highest rate of opioid prescriptions found a large percentage of Americans who voted for Trump in 2016 also lived in the same region.
In past studies, researchers have related certain indicators like income, education, and employment status to opioid use. Stunningly, this study suggests that support for Donald Trump is yet another marker for higher rates of opioid use.
According to a Daily Mail report, opioid use is generally higher among white, lower-income Americans living in the Midwest and Appalachia regions of the U.S. Often Americans who typically support Republicans are among this demographic. Even after adjusting for this, researchers still found an 18 percent higher rate of opioid users voting for Trump.
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