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>"anything to make the pain go away" Sure, I think our rampant overdose problem and drug and alcohol over-use problem in general is a symptom of this. That's o
by Clubber 5y ago
>"anything to make the pain go away"
Sure, I think our rampant overdose problem and drug and alcohol over-use problem in general is a symptom of this. That's one of the reasons the war on drugs is so insidious, it punishes the people already suffering, which makes them suffer more, forcing a downward spiral that is almost impossible to get out of. All from a perceived moral failing.
The US is pretty cruel to its citizens. It's not overtly, in-your-face cruel like historical regimes, but still cruel, none the less.
- hellbannedguy 5y agoI have not done much traveling, but Americans seem to self-medicate more?
- handrous 5y agoWe take way less vacation and have far more financial uncertainty and more bills (more complexity and more to keep track of just to get by), so our background level of stress is probably higher on average than in, say, most Western European states. There may be other reasons that affect it more, but I'd fully expect that to be enough to result in more self-medication, all else being equal.
- autoexec 5y agoActual medication and healthcare services (especially mental healthcare) are not always affordable or accessible in the US. Recreational drugs are everywhere though, so plenty of people turn to them for whatever degree of relief those drugs can provide.