Self-solving problem?

[hurley842002]

On a serious note, I don't think this is a self-solving problem. This is an issue because people with no prior drug use or tenancies are becoming addicted at alarming rates due to addiction to prescription meds. So while it's easy to imagine these people dying of over doses are life long dirt bags, a significant portion were otherwise everyday people.

Thanks for that Irv. As someone who lost a loved one to prescription drug use (my younger brother at the age of 25), it's an important topic of discussion for me. My brother was injured while serving in the Army, and instead of fixing the problem via surgery, it was easier and cheaper for the VA to put him on a pain med script for an indefinite amount of time, things took off from there. I won't get any further into the story as I'm sure most here won't care to hear it, after all the problem solved itself right?

[Monky]

Thanks for that Irv. As someone who lost a loved one to prescription drug use (my younger brother at the age of 25), it's an important topic of discussion for me. My brother was injured while serving in the Army, and instead of fixing the problem via surgery, it was easier and cheaper for the VA to put him on a pain med script for an indefinite amount of time, things took off from there. I won't get any further into the story as I'm sure most here won't care to hear it, after all the problem solved itself right?

I wouldn't say it's self solving. I wouldn't say most don't care. Some of us can relate. Some of us have probably been down that path ourselves or have family that have been.


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