I think the cultural aspect is also very important. I Europe, having used drugs a couple of times is viewed as completely fine, as long as you are not currently addicted to them. Add to that the lack of a social net in US and you have the perfect storm.
I’m still rattled by videos of the homeless camps in US. Those people have no way out. Drugs at least provide an escape.
Have serious social anxiety? Well, you can’t hide in your room and be addicted. You gotta get out there and mingle and build connections to keep your supply up.
As silly as that sounds, it gives people with nothing to do and nothing to think about a sense of purpose. However chaotic their life may be, they’ve got something to do every day of the week.
I am terribly antisocial. I don’t really have any close friends at all. I don’t invite anyone to come into my home and hang out. I like my family around and that’s it.
When I was using I was always somewhere and always surrounded by people. I didn’t have anything in common with any of them, but we always ran around trying to come up with drugs and looked out for each other so it felt like I was close to people.
That part of it is what keeps most people tied to the life.
It was easy for me to walk away from the people, places, and things.
It’s not easy for people who enjoy having friends and are capable of building honest connections.
When I saw sports on US television for the first time I was horrified by an advertisement of an opiod from astrazeneca. I still remember that ad today, suggesting to have an opiod prescribed by the gp.
Which is also fucked up. It’s either one extreme or the other. Overprescribing to cause addiction, or forcing people to suffer when they don’t have to because doctors assume everyone’s an addict until they prove otherwise, and nothing convinces them. These drugs have a purpose. Just use them for their purpose. It’s not that fucking hard.
there is plenty of ads for over the countrr medicine like aspirin or the wici medinait, which is hilarious to be sold otc. It contains alcohol, ephedrine (methamphetamine precursor), dextromorphan (opiod) and paracetamol (tylenol). That is quite a drug cocktail right there.
But yeah, advertisment for prescription drugs is insane. Nobody should ask there doctor if some drug they saw on the tv could be right for them.
Main reason being that the EU doesn’t allow advertising for pharmaceuticals.
I think the cultural aspect is also very important. I Europe, having used drugs a couple of times is viewed as completely fine, as long as you are not currently addicted to them. Add to that the lack of a social net in US and you have the perfect storm.
I’m still rattled by videos of the homeless camps in US. Those people have no way out. Drugs at least provide an escape.
I feel like at that point they should be allowed to have their own state. Utah sounds like a good place.
It isn’t just about escaping.
Have serious social anxiety? Well, you can’t hide in your room and be addicted. You gotta get out there and mingle and build connections to keep your supply up.
As silly as that sounds, it gives people with nothing to do and nothing to think about a sense of purpose. However chaotic their life may be, they’ve got something to do every day of the week.
I am terribly antisocial. I don’t really have any close friends at all. I don’t invite anyone to come into my home and hang out. I like my family around and that’s it.
When I was using I was always somewhere and always surrounded by people. I didn’t have anything in common with any of them, but we always ran around trying to come up with drugs and looked out for each other so it felt like I was close to people.
That part of it is what keeps most people tied to the life.
It was easy for me to walk away from the people, places, and things.
It’s not easy for people who enjoy having friends and are capable of building honest connections.
When I saw sports on US television for the first time I was horrified by an advertisement of an opiod from astrazeneca. I still remember that ad today, suggesting to have an opiod prescribed by the gp.
TF? How is that allowed?
I think it’s also cheaper medicine access, so you can get a proper treatment rather than just temporarily stopping the pain.
You’d have to be very very sick to get a prescription for opioids at all in Europe.
Which is also fucked up. It’s either one extreme or the other. Overprescribing to cause addiction, or forcing people to suffer when they don’t have to because doctors assume everyone’s an addict until they prove otherwise, and nothing convinces them. These drugs have a purpose. Just use them for their purpose. It’s not that fucking hard.
prescription pharmaceuticals.
there is plenty of ads for over the countrr medicine like aspirin or the wici medinait, which is hilarious to be sold otc. It contains alcohol, ephedrine (methamphetamine precursor), dextromorphan (opiod) and paracetamol (tylenol). That is quite a drug cocktail right there.
But yeah, advertisment for prescription drugs is insane. Nobody should ask there doctor if some drug they saw on the tv could be right for them.