No Really WTF?? SMFkrs act like this shit is something new...world is full of people looking for excuses...excuses to get high, escape pain, make money...Epidemic?? No...it is Darwin's Law.
Its big here. Had an od death 5 houses down about 2 yrs ago. Local fb scanner page has a bunch of OD calls posted every weekend. Hell the idiots are now od'ing in the hospital parking lots.
I totally agree. A person must really hate their lives to justify deciding that getting high and screwing themselves up is the thing to do. What I really don't like about the whole thing is watching the families of those dopers suffer because of the feeling of helplessness while watching their loved one go down the tubes.
Utah has one of the highest opiod abuse and death rates in the country. It's so bad they have street/freeway signs everywhere for treatment and help centers . I watched a guy OD at a bar one night. It's funny watching people freak out not knowing what to do.
My brother OD'd on heroin last October. He was a college graduate (criminal justice) and a great father to my nephew. I've given up trying to understand the "why's." As somebody who has never had to urge to try drugs and never will, it is not something I can comprehend. What I do know is that, talking with many of my first-responder/paramedic/firefighter friends, it IS indeed an epidemic.
Here in TN, its getting some attention as well. We were (don't know if its still the case) the 2nd highest in number of patients with opioid-based prescriptions. The overdose related deaths jumped something like 10% in a year here. Some of it is focused on so-call "pain clinics" and doctors that commonly or over-prescribe opioid based medications. Its not just the heroin addicts anymore.
I used to be pretty black and white on this issue. I.E. put a big bowl out in town square, and let the problem sort itself out. After having had a Cousin recently od on fentanyl laced cocaine, I realize the problem isn't as black and white as I thought, and there is a massive grey area with regards to solving this. I don't know what that is, don't have the first clue actually, but IMO it's not so black and white anymore.
Not patting any of us on our collective backs, but I'd say every paddock is literally full of "banked" opioids for the ride home in case of a crash. I'm deadly scared of that stuff; not because I like to get high (I don't) but because I don't want to depend on it to get up every day. Unfortunately, I've got some solid experience with pain after shattered back, temporary paralysis and rods and screws to correct. Hurts every day. Like a bitch, hurts every day...and I'm more than happy to experience it. If it gets bad; advil. Opioids to feel better? FUCK NO....
Takes one to Know one... I quit drinking Whiskey for 21yrs... until my boys were grown.. and they never saw me drink more than 2 beers, until they were 21... My Father was an alcoholic for 52yrs right up until he died. I have been broke up a few times and still refuse to give into to the pain, depression or fear. Addiction isn't a Disease, it is a Desire that is Fed by the Owner.
