claim: "there is no evidence that poor people abuse drugs more frequently than any other socio-economic group."
author: joseph "joe" deshotel
evidence_1: addiction occurs in various environments and affects different types of people  from wide-ranging walks .... “joe deshotel says there is no evidence showing  poor people use drugs more frequently than members of other socioeconomic  groups.
evidence_2: oct 25, 2017 ... when we speak of addiction as a chronic disorder of the brain, it thus ... are more  susceptible to drug use and addiction than others, not only because of ...  because of stress and a host of other environmental and social factors in their ...  opioid addiction is often described as an “equal opportunity” problem ...
evidence_3: the socioeconomic status of the u.s. ... most research on substance abuse  among ... from alcohol and drink alcohol less frequently than hispanic/latino  men. in a .... similar to other population groups of women, .... although there is no  “one size fits all” definition of ...
evidence_4: oct 28, 2013 ... there exist several common stereotypes about poor people in the u.s. ...  logically, the latter is the case only when the evidence both fits with the belief  and does not fit .... are more likely than people from other socioeconomic  conditions to ... people in the u.s. are less likely to use or abuse alcohol than  their ...
evidence_5: another stereotype states that drug and alcohol abuse are moral failings that  create an ... and substance abuse without the fear of losing their jobs or social  standing. ... levels of education, heavy drinking may be more common among the  poor. ... to a lower-income socioeconomic group were more likely to engage in  heavy ...