I watched a show on PBS last night about the Opioid Crisis, it is horrible, the first responders are having to deal with people dying everyday from over-doses, they said that the number of deaths have surpassed the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. And we all knew people who over-dosed and died during this crisis.
The answer is for people who are addicted to seek help, there is no shame in seeking help. And N/A is free to get help, just go to a meeting and reach out for help. People need to get help and help is available.
Ironically there was a movie on PBS last night, "Giant" starring Elizabeth Taylor, and Elizabeth Taylor was an addict who went to the Betty Ford Center to get help for her addiction, I had a professor in community college who worked at the Betty Ford Center, and Elizabeth was an example of a person who beat her addiction and went on to have a great life. With help people can beat addiction the way that Elizabeth Taylor did.
I hate addiction, and I lost my Uncle Dennis who over-dosed and died right here in my apartment. People who need help need to be willing to reach out, and help is available.
Salute,
Tony V.