tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post6414928648894612349..comments2024-01-10T08:42:45.216-05:00Comments on Gort42: Opioid epidemic and MedicaidGorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-53636582957797483462017-08-06T14:06:47.397-04:002017-08-06T14:06:47.397-04:00Imagine a society that subjects people to conditio...Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy, then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness. Science fiction? It is already happening to some extent in our own society. ... Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed, modern society gives them antidepressant drugs. In effect, antidepressants are a means of modifying an individual's internal state in such a way as to enable him to tolerate social conditions that he would otherwise find intolerable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-10896405825615309302017-07-09T15:31:26.654-04:002017-07-09T15:31:26.654-04:00Many also thing being poor is a character flaw alm...Many also thing being poor is a character flaw almost synonymous with being a drug addict. Thus we get drug tests for benefits. Gorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18353409316468830796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12341882.post-8833115099198018252017-07-09T13:29:54.033-04:002017-07-09T13:29:54.033-04:00A solution will be hard to find from that quarter ...A solution will be hard to find from that quarter for one simple reason: Many on the hard right view addiction as being a character flaw, something symptomatic of a weakness that just needs to be overcome. <br /><br />- SteveStephen Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875675557468649926noreply@blogger.com