The Opioid Epidemic

It is the structure of our society and the nature of our relationships with our neighbors and coworkers, that kills us. Opioid pain killers, alcohol, and sleeping pills are just the symptoms of a society that is sick. They are not the cause, but just a particular manifestation of a much deeper problem. You'll never fix the addiction till you fix society first. We are all isolated from each other by design.  We were programmed to be this way by the public school system.  Nobody cares about anyone to any appreciable degree.






We are trained by the public school system to be selfishly concerned about our own score, to NOT help anyone else, to NOT be concerned about anyone else's score, to sit silently in our desks and do nothing until we are told. This behavior underscores all the current social problems we experience -- selfish, self centered, and uncaring behavior. THIS IS AMERICA.


When I broke my neck in an automobile accident November 25, 2015, I lay on my bed for three months getting well. There were only two people that helped me to any appreciable degree. During the entire three months, nobody I know called to inquire about me, except the few people I told. On Christmas day 2015 I lay on my bed all day and I got two phone calls. One was from a homeless guy and the other from a friend saying she made other plans. This is my America.



 Nobody really cares about anyone to any appreciable degree.  In my opinion, this is the cause of the "Opioid Epidemic" in America.



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William Schaeffer