“She died because she was stupid.”
I bet in some ways she was stupid. I think all of us are stupid in some way. Whether she was stupid or not, however, I personally wish, in my darker moments, that I could put an end to every drug pusher in this world. Since she was so young - only 20 - and had already been clean for 16 months shortly before her death - that means she was using heroin or other hard drugs when she was only perhaps 16, 17, 18 years old. I doubt she picked up the addiction because she was trying to recapture the high she had developed an affinity for while taking pain meds (which is what happens to a surprising number of middle class women). No, she got into this purely for the pleasure of the high, for kicks. And I can’t help but think that means someone led her to this. I would like the name and address of that person so I can have a chat with him about personal responsibility or something like that.
Well, unless said person forcibly had her take heroin, the dead woman is ultimately the one responsible.