Easy fix: the opioid epidemic in New Orleans

NOLA54 · 06-13-2016, 04:41 PM

The question is why do we have this epidemic in the country in the first place? What makes an individual become addicted? Are these same individuals also addicted to alcohol? Is it in their DNA? I have been prescribed opioids, in the past, and while I like they way they make you feel I have never been addicted to them. Likewise I don't drink alcohol on a daily basis either. The only thing I am addicted to is food and one has to eat in order to thrive. It seems like most of those addicted are younger, when the brain is not fully developed. I don't know what the answer is. I just hope the people who are smarter than me are working on it.

06-13-2016, 04:41 PM	#2
NOLA54 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,708 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Easy fix: the opioid epidemic in New Orleans The question is why do we have this epidemic in the country in the first place? What makes an individual become addicted? Are these same individuals also addicted to alcohol? Is it in their DNA? I have been prescribed opioids, in the past, and while I like they way they make you feel I have never been addicted to them. Likewise I don't drink alcohol on a daily basis either. The only thing I am addicted to is food and one has to eat in order to thrive. It seems like most of those addicted are younger, when the brain is not fully developed. I don't know what the answer is. I just hope the people who are smarter than me are working on it.