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What about all the people in other countries that use drugs? What about all the people throughout history that have used drugs over at least tens of thousands

What about all the people in other countries that use drugs? What about all the people throughout history that have used drugs over at least tens of thousands of years before the US was around?

Broken_Hippo 9y ago
Of course it doesn't stop all drug use and abuse. I simply enjoy some like folks would enjoy alcohol. But surely you can understand that having a shitty life makes drugs look more appealing. For example, if you can't get proper time off work to heal an injury - which really is an indicator of a shitty life - you go to pain meds to get through. Or maybe your doctor said you couldn't keep working your current job, but you don't qualify for disability or any assistance to find or train for a different one. So you take pain meds in between. Keep doing this and you might find an addiction. Sure, it is better to go to a therapist to get over trauma, but that's more expensive than weed or vodka in the short term - plus either drug is more immediate.