It's real, and horrific. People who were brought up on behavior-altering meds and pain killers easily got involved in the drug culture. It's people who never had to work through emotional, behavioral, or pain issues without a pill. Narcan overall seems to have increased deaths....too many people feel less fear about dying from their addiction. Medical marijuana is being introduced here; I'd be surprised if it helps.....a lot of these people who are dying already use marijuana.
I'll go out on crazy-limb here. We were better off when a cigarette was the coping mechanism.
[I’ll go out on crazy-limb here. We were better off when a cigarette was the coping mechanism.]
You are on to something.
The Ritalin kids are now adults.
We are raising most children to believe the world is theirs, literally. Life is easy, and fair- utopia at its finest and there is no need for them to have real world knowledge, work ethic, morals, ETC in order to succeed. Someone will hand it all to them on a platter as their parents have done all their lives. I am convinced the sky rocketing drug abuse is their reaction when they find out how things work in the real world.