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World wars used to take our young people in droves. Now it is drugs. Every week the obituaries show teens and young adults who over-dosed. Very sad that our political leaders and medical professionals created this mess. It is everywhere, not just Philly. When have you seen so many young adults in the obits? Truly a major national problem affecting every neighborhood.
While I would not hold the drug manufacturers, government and some prescribers blameless, broken down, dysfunctional families had a lot to do with creating this mess. Like when kids grow up in a home where Mom has a rotating series of " boyfriends " and they party and get high a few nights every week. Some of these familes are into the second and third generation of this parental BS.World wars used to take our young people in droves. Now it is drugs. Every week the obituaries show teens and young adults who over-dosed. Very sad that our political leaders and medical professionals created this mess. It is everywhere, not just Philly. When have you seen so many young adults in the obits? Truly a major national problem affecting every neighborhood.
The drug epidemic has hit lots more than the dysfunctional family. It kills without discrimination to social status or wealth. I'm sure the dysfunctional have a higher percentage but it hits everywhere. I lost a great friend who never took anything that wasn't prescribed. He fell asleep and never woke up at 34 years old. Very sad situation. Mother and father were both teachers from a well to do family.While I would not hold the drug manufacturers, government and some prescribers blameless, broken down, dysfunctional families had a lot to do with creating this mess. Like when kids grow up in a home where Mom has a rotating series of " boyfriends " and they party and get high a few nights every week. Some of these familes are into the second and third generation of this parental BS.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend.The drug epidemic has hit lots more than the dysfunctional family. It kills without discrimination to social status or wealth. I'm sure the dysfunctional have a higher percentage but it hits everywhere. I lost a great friend who never took anything that wasn't prescribed. He fell asleep and never woke up at 34 years old. Very sad situation. Mother and father were both teachers from a well to do family.
The problem is people getting a hold of drug they have no idea is so addictive and dangerous.While I would not hold the drug manufacturers, government and some prescribers blameless, broken down, dysfunctional families had a lot to do with creating this mess. Like when kids grow up in a home where Mom has a rotating series of " boyfriends " and they party and get high a few nights every week. Some of these familes are into the second and third generation of this parental BS.
No, it absolutely does matter what your family background happens to be. Yes, anybody can become addicted, but if you grow up around hard drugs and get exposed to them often and at an earlier age you are far more likely to go down the path of addiction, especially if you have absent or bad parents. After 25 years of seeing this at close range, I have noticed that if people can make it into their mid 20's drug free, they are usually going to be OK as far as substance abuse.The problem is people getting a hold of drug they have no idea is so addictive and dangerous.
As someone who enjoys the occasional mind altering substance I know exactly how it happens. I went to extraordinary lengths to make sure I didn't fall in the trap.
It doesn't matter what your family background is. When you don't know any better you'll do something without understanding the consequences. Pharmaceutical grade heroin, or oxy, is dangerous to play with.
If only pot was the high of choice over booze... I wonder how worse it will get when recreational marijuana becomes available, as a cheap introduction to the happy haze...
...maybe it will replace alcohol as the "high of choice"...
If only pot was the high of choice over booze
No, it absolutely does matter what your family background happens to be. Yes, anybody can become addicted, but if you grow up around hard drugs and get exposed to them often and at an earlier age you are far more likely to go down the path of addiction, especially if you have absent or bad parents. After 25 years of seeing this at close range, I have noticed that if people can make it into their mid 20's drug free, they are usually going to be OK as far as substance abuse.
That doesn't explain why it's now an epidemic.No, it absolutely does matter what your family background happens to be. Yes, anybody can become addicted, but if you grow up around hard drugs and get exposed to them often and at an earlier age you are far more likely to go down the path of addiction, especially if you have absent or bad parents. After 25 years of seeing this at close range, I have noticed that if people can make it into their mid 20's drug free, they are usually going to be OK as far as substance abuse.
We are in the middle of a societal break down and the drug epidemic is just one of many factors. One political party is responsible for 80 percent of it but I'll save that discussion for the test board. None the less a sad situation for us all.World wars used to take our young people in droves. Now it is drugs. Every week the obituaries show teens and young adults who over-dosed. Very sad that our political leaders and medical professionals created this mess. It is everywhere, not just Philly. When have you seen so many young adults in the obits? Truly a major national problem affecting every neighborhood.
Yes, I've thought the same thing but we need to remember that you have the potential of terrorists flying planes into the U.S. Capitol, not to mention a dirty bomb.It truly stuns me that we make a terror attack in London front page news while this epidemic gets scant headlines. This is not a 2017 issue but will be multi-generational. It's not as sexy as terror but short of some mega event will take far more lives day by day.