For example, during the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent opioid epidemic, studies showed a rise in small-scale, non-violent drug manufacturing and distribution among white-collar and working-class individuals in deindustrialized regions. These were not career criminals, but former factory workers, small business owners, and even teachers facing foreclosure. The Journal of Health Economics has published findings linking rising unemployment and healthcare costs to increased participation in the underground economy.
Diagnosed with inoperable Stage III lung cancer, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) partners with a former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), to manufacture and sell high-purity crystal methamphetamine. breaking bad index