Originally Posted by Eauchiche

I have been watching some documentaries about the opioid crisis in our culture. We can thank some physicians for this, as well as some big pharma companies who got people hooked.
That being said, these new addicts will also spawn new codependents.

I think there are higher rates of recovery in some areas than others. Statistics reflect this. In the other areas, there will be crazymaking behaviors like you describe.