The Recent Opioid Crisis and Its Derivatives Are Part of a Long-Standing

The recent opioid crisis and its derivatives are part of a long-standing trend in American culture where

A) we approach new drug epidemics with rationality and confidence that we can overcome any temporary trends of misuse of substances.
B) all use of medications or recreational substances is frowned upon and stigmatized.
C) we have routinely grappled with some type of drug that was seen as a public health hazard based on our historical fascination and fear of drug use.
D) we are constantly moving forward and evolving as a society in the avoidance, prevention, and treatment of drug addiction.