" the scientists added their own unique toxins into the mixture, until the drugs were modified into the epitome of addiction. Then the White Flowers would send them back out, take the money in, and life went on. This was not a humanitarian venture. This was a business that made poor lives even poorer and allowed the wealthy to burst at their seams. "

― Chloe Gong , These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1)