Schizophrenia plus meth. What a combo.
Coddling ≠ Love.
Most likely the schizophrenia came from the massive pot smoking.
Yes, a terrible combo.
Apparently the author needs to research our broken mental health system and laws:
“it seems like Nick should have been institutionalized,”
The problem with that statement is that you cannot force anyone into a mental institution or drug rehab. Even if the person has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness and you have millions upon millions to pay for a pricey private institution.
The only way these people end up institutionalized is when they commit a crime serious enough to be sent into one by the courts — although many severely mentally ill people simply cycle through the court and prison system, never seeing the inside of a mental institution or getting proper treatment.
I’m not excusing the Reiners, mind you. Giving a drug addict $10,000/mo is like saying “here, go buy all the drugs you want”. Talk about enabling!
And not a good one.
Apparently, Nick Lopez hadn’t heard that Nick Reiner had a schizophrenia diagnosis.