Or it's a 'ramification' of a young man or woman who wears the country's colors with pride downrange and gets something blown off. On the battlefield, they get a morphine shot or shots. When they get to the field hospital, they get more opiates because they work. Fast.
The legs or arms or whatever are left in a bag in a pile for the incinerator while the remaining Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Airman is transported to a real hospital in Germany. There, they get more. Back stateside, after a half dozen surgeries, they get put in recovery in a nice hospital. And are prescribed painkillers and physical therapy. Get the new prosthetic.
Then, when they leave the hospital, they get fifteen days of pain pills. No mas.
No treatment for the withdrawal of months on opiates - just cold turkey. I guess that's when the "character weakness" and "repeated bad decisions" come in?
Raiderboy says, "weak character".
Raiderboy - I say you need to widen your aperture and understand some things don't fall under your generalizations.
I don't think you're a stupid person, or a bad person, but until I see otherwise you are a holier-than-thou ignorant...well, you get the picture. I won't call you worse names because I respect your intellect elsewhere on FR. But you really need to reconsider your position here.
I encourage you to be more compassionate and understanding.
FReegards
Kit
Opioid addiction in most cases is the result of a weak character. You are using the example of a soldier who got addicted due to injuries received during battle. That is a rare exemption. The majority who are opioid addicted started their addiction because they liked to get high and are basic losers. Chronic pain patients also get addicted , but they don’t realize that the pain pills they are taking don’t work after awhile due to tolerance.
NICE TONE — THANK YOU. I am referring to the 100% who are abusing these drugs WITHOUT medical prescriptions!! You don’t defend that do you?