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RE: Opioid crisis in America is growing exponentially. Here's one way our Steemit community can take action
The problem is cultural. Did you know that in the Philippines up until recently you could not even get morphine if dying of cancer because the filipinos believe that pain is natural from God. That is a bit extreme I think, as I think terminal illness should be allowed pain relief.
But the greater point here is that it is the culture of the West which is the real fundamental source of the problem. For example the psychological problem of removing the responsibility of men and replacing it with socialism, divorce, and feminism.
I clarified my prior comments and made a new comment which hopefully explains that I do care but I am afraid we are not helping:
60 years ago it was similar in North America. No morphine for those dying of cancer. You could die screaming in a straight jacket.
Since then culture has over corrected. Now pain is treated for its own sake, no matter how minor, with prescriptions.
Big Pharma pushing more drugs than are really medically needed.
But Big Pharma has higher paid lobbyists in Washington than medical marijuana industry, so the unnecessary pills keep flowing.
I'm hoping Trump succeeds in "draining the swamp".
But he has a huge uphill fight in front of him. There is a lot of money sloshing around in Washington and Trump is threatening to shut that all down.
He has a lot of people in Washington that want him to fail.
There are too many people in Washington that pay off both Democrats and Republicans, and buy there way into halls of power.