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Originally Posted by blankall
That was definitely true for a generation of people. Drug companies certainly got a generation of people addicted to opioids.
That being said, the very unfortunate truth is that opioid users now have a very short lifespan, and most of the people you see out there haven't been there that long.
IMO the ongoing problem is caused by easily accessible synthetic opioids imported from China. Anyone with internet access can order fentanyl delivered to their door. No need to snuggle heroin from Afghanistan. There's a cheaper and stronger alternative now.
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First of all...hey, if you're addicted to Heroin then you get the Afghani stuff that understands the importance and benefits of a good snuggle.
Especially if you're in a tent when its cold.
Secondly...you're right, which...when one looks at the concept of a system that provides easy access to the substances but difficult, limited access to resources to kick those substances the imbalance is really starkly obvious.
One might think that there are parties that would prefer to see this problem sort of 'Solve Itself.'
It wont.
The addicted and homeless that we see are, in their own ways, the products of other issues within society. Be it education (lack thereof) limiting employment, obviously housing, mental health issues and lack of support thereof, and frankly...cheap and easy access to substances that make all of those problems (albeit temporarily) go away.
Thats not a generational thing that is going to phase itself out, thats a social cycle.
If one doesnt address the core underlying issues it doesnt matter because the next Generation is going to run into the same problems and address those problems with the same substances and the wheel just spins round and round again.