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Fuck people are dumb. There's no thinking here.
The overdose crisis worsened when there were border restrictions, because contamination was more widespread. Also fuck me, the real problem is obviously mostly legal opiate distributors.
Care to elaborate?
When youre prescribed legal opiates, you take them and then youre supposed to be off after a certain time, however prescriptions are usually either too long or too strong by design from the drug manufacturer, creating a dependence and addiction to opiates. And THEN you hit your cutoff time. These people usually seek out something to ease or continue their addiction, but they also develop tolerances to whatever theyre taking, so then they need stronger and stronger doses. Enter Fentanyl, one of the strongest opiates in circulation because drug manufacturers created the need for it by getting people addicted to their original products.
People dont usually go out seeking fent for the first time, they seek it because its the next step in their addiction
You probably know about the Friend's actor that portrayed the Chandelier Bong character. He got into an accident and was prescribed with opioids. He got addicted and recently died of an opioid overdose.
Some doctors do it because they are paid to prescribe these drugs even when it isn't necessary. It's a mafia.
I broke a few bones riding my bike and I was given a very very mild pill. I remember feeling SO GOOD, my body felt like a marshmallow cloud melting on a rainbow. You know that feeling when it is cold and you get in a warm bed? Imagine that feeling nonstop. I couldn't wait for the time to take the next one. When they where over, it felt like there was an empty space in my brain. Like, that constant feeling of pleasure and wellness was just gone and it didn't feel right.
Thankfully I was aware of what was going on and fought through it.
Edit: remembering this was 100% a mistake. My brain is asking for the pills. It's crazy, it's been like 4 years.