This book is so incredibly important and eye-opening. While I no longer work at the crisis unit I used to work for, I heard so many stories in the 2 1/2 years that I did. While there, I watched so many people come through those doors, broken beyond belief. In the time that I worked there alone, we lost 10 people to overdose and other addiction-related circumstances. The system is so broken, and there is not nearly enough help out there to fix it. Most rehabs and detox facilities are insurance or cash scams meant to create a bigger problem, and not fix it. These places aren’t interested in saving anyone, just padding their own pockets. The doctors are no better. They pump people with narcotics, and then once they’re hooked, they cut them off. A great example of this in when I went to the Emergency Room because I thought that I had an infection in my jaw where I had a wisdom tooth come in. First, the guy told me that it wasn’t a wisdom tooth, it was a cavity(???), and then offered me a month’s supply of oxycodone. For a fucking cavity??? I didn’t take it, but so many others were given no choice. Once they realize it’s a problem, it’s already too late. How many more people have to die due to greed before we say enough is enough?
If you, a loved one, or someone you know has ever struggled with addiction or lost someone to it, please read this book and take a stand.
