Painkillers

These are being manufactured and consumed legally in large quantities and contribute to the Opioid Overdose Crisis. And to the profit margins of the Pharmaceutical Companies.

This is not remarkable, it's Capitalism at work, which has always produced suicides, and other forms of violence. Some people do not want to live here, and so they get out.

Some people, such as Neitzche, lose their minds. Another form of suicide.

I have a Sister who has six Doctors working to keep her alive. And she is keeping them busy.

One of them is her pain Doctor. This is an interesting specialty, and I am sure this includes some kind of medication.

This is mixed in with all her other medication, so it is impossible to separate her pain treatments from her other treatments.

Every bit of this is paid for by her health insurance. Which helps to make medical costs in the US, the highest in the world.