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Near as I can tell, every country is like that for some people. I have friends that are alcoholics, they will drink themselves to death no matter what their ci

Near as I can tell, every country is like that for some people. I have friends that are alcoholics, they will drink themselves to death no matter what their circumstances are like. One nearly died from not having a drink for a couple days (lucky him, his mother and sister-in-law were both nurses). I also have friends that are depressives, they feel everything is horrible not matter what. As soon as Trump was elected one was having trouble leaving his house because he was afraid one of his neighbors might be a Trump supporter -- ergo a closet "I HATE ALL THE THINGS" person.

llamataboot 9y ago
There are substance abuse problems in all countries, yes. it does not follow from this that the country doesn't matter. Social norms, access to treatment, poverty/inequality, perceived hope about the future, etc are all functions of particular policies as well. See Portugal's response to a major opioid crisis versus the US response and which one had better healthcare outcomes, etc. See the links between chronic joblessness and substance abuse, etc.