and I get that, but surely there's a way to get high that's not freakin wasp killer
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Wasp spray being used in West Virginia as substitute for Meth
- Thread starter Uncle at Nintendo
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in my county that is the meth capital of IL, I can confirm people have been doing this for a long time.
Lot of people in this thread making light of the situation. This is terrible and it should make you sad.
I used to travel for work, and spent a lot of time with hospital executives and government in WV. One night, a local mayor was speaking and asked if the room of about 200 people, "who here knows a family member or friend who is an addict?" And almost the entire room raised their hand. He continued, "keep your hand up if one of those people had their shit together just ten years ago." Most the room kept their hands up. "And keep your hand up if you know this family or friend now has a spouse, son, or daughter that grieves for them to break that addiction." And the vast majority kept their hand up.
There was a pause.
He continued, "now keep your hand up if you think they will break their habit or addiction in the next five years." Almost every single hand fell down.
Saddest shit, man. This shit doesn't discriminate white or black, rich or poor - everyone in WV is in a bad place, it seems.
I used to travel for work, and spent a lot of time with hospital executives and government in WV. One night, a local mayor was speaking and asked if the room of about 200 people, "who here knows a family member or friend who is an addict?" And almost the entire room raised their hand. He continued, "keep your hand up if one of those people had their shit together just ten years ago." Most the room kept their hands up. "And keep your hand up if you know this family or friend now has a spouse, son, or daughter that grieves for them to break that addiction." And the vast majority kept their hand up.
There was a pause.
He continued, "now keep your hand up if you think they will break their habit or addiction in the next five years." Almost every single hand fell down.
Saddest shit, man. This shit doesn't discriminate white or black, rich or poor - everyone in WV is in a bad place, it seems.
Ask those same people how they felt when black communities were getting ripped apart because of the war on drugs.
Not to belittle that - it's also awful for its own set of reasons - but it doesn't take away from this. Also, 20% ish of those in the room were black so I mean, as doctors and mental health providers I think they still cared.
yeah and the people that do get black lung are basically exploited labor too. i'm sure you've heard stories of how people were treated by the mining companies they work(ed) for. lots of them are addicts because of their labor circumstances.
but black lung lol.
how is that fucking funny?
Hot takes and quips aside, it is not about how depraved a person can be when they are looking for the bottom, but how many people are looking in that direction.
This type of abuse is horrible and we should only feel empathy and a desire to course correct. But as with Aboriginal alcohol abuse, it is easier to pin destructive addictions on those abused and lament their stupidity. Then finger wag as more and more people seek out these destructive acts.
There is something wrong with the fabric of society that these people are exposed to and they obviously feel powerless to actually improve their lot.
This type of abuse is horrible and we should only feel empathy and a desire to course correct. But as with Aboriginal alcohol abuse, it is easier to pin destructive addictions on those abused and lament their stupidity. Then finger wag as more and more people seek out these destructive acts.
There is something wrong with the fabric of society that these people are exposed to and they obviously feel powerless to actually improve their lot.
don't worry lady, they'll be too busy working the caravan between the Bullet Farm and Gas Town to huff any Raid, might want to watch out for chrome spray paint though
This is West Virginia, it's pretty damn white. It's 94% caucasian.
I just don't know what hope there is for rural WV/KY. Coal is going to be obsolete soon, if it isn't practically obsolete already. And drug addition is at an all-time high. What's worse, progressives act like they deserve it for daring to vote for Trump. It's like when Republicans laugh at Detroit for being poor because 'they deserve it for voting Democrat.' Threads like this keep me humble.
Drugs have destroyed my own family at times and have had my own problems; I certainly don't want to make fun of any individual but there's some catharsis at times involved in joking about serious issues.
It's all a tragedy either way.
