No concept about living with pain, no concept about the Big Pharma and the medical profession’s part in it, someone on thier high judgmental horse.
Yes, I get that sometimes the frustration causes one to throw up their hands and say let them do what they want including self destruct.
But that is no reason to just give up. Do I think all this should be decriminalized? Yes. Even though sometimes a little time in jail is good for breaking the user cycle, I have heard that drugs are readily available in jail.
Anyway, the writer of this article is a one dimensional thinker.
Agree. Ignorant article.
Doctots were handing out these pills telling people they weren’t addictive and were safe. Many folks got hooked who should have never been given opioids in the first place.
For folks in constant pain from sag back problems it’s a big risk.
The idiot writer is one car wreck away from being in the same boat as those he ridicules.
This problem did, in fact, begin with the unconscionable greed of the pharmaceutical companies and this writer doesn’t know jack about it. Corrupt and greedy doctors and other healthcare providers made obscene fortunes spreading the misery. Most of these people started out with some pills - usually as teenagers. When manufacturers increased production from 9 tons to 135 tons in a 2 year period, they knew exactly what was going on with their stuff.
Self-righteous fool.