I can assure you it’s not fake. It’s hit a couple people in my family. These are people that you would never expect. They all have families and jobs. And some of them are very well off. It shows that opioids don’t care if you’re poor or rich. Everyone is vulnerable.
I place some of the blame on the drug companies and doctors. The drug companies, who are the biggest drug dealers in the world BTW, were having their salesman push drugs to doctors knowing full well how bad they are. They were outright lying to the doctors. And then you have doctors who simply write a prescription for opioids because you stubbed your toe. Just search “The Sackler Family” if you want to read about putting profits above all else. Here’s a good article but there are plenty more:
https://www.esquire.com/news-politic...ily-oxycontin/
Talk to first responders in your area. I’m betting they all carry Narcan. And I’d bet they’re had to use it quite often. Unfortunately people didn’t learn from the heroin epidemic after Vietnam. Opioids were barely mentioned when we had drug prevention assemblies in school. It was all about staying off marijuana and cocaine. I’m sure they know discuss prescription pills, heroin and meth more than anything else. Unfortunately this seems to be cyclical.
One last point. Most of the people hooked started w/ prescription pills. They didn’t see it as a drug. It’s looked at completely differently. Unfortunately the pills put their hooks in you quick. And eventually they switch to heroin for economic purposes. It’s a lot cheaper. At this point they’re not getting high. They’re trying to maintain and keep the pain at bay. Watching family members go through this is hard. The dope sickness is short lived and you’re no longer physically addicted. The mental aspects of the addiction are the hard parts. And it’s why so many struggle to kick it.