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Originally Posted by ken0042
I ask the following in the hopes of understanding the situation a little better. Don't most of these addicts start out by taking drugs by choice? Or are we talking about people who already had serious mental issues, and began to self medicate?
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From what I understand, a lot of the opioid addiction starts from prescriptions that then expire, and the people are hooked, and end up going to street drugs for the same high. Once you are addicted to something, I can't really agree that it's an open choice.