As Berkshire County residents prepare to join the latest in a series of nationwide "No Kings" protests on March 28, co-organizer Robin Oherin says, "the closest thing [to what] we are going through now [was] the American Revolution."
“Dopesick” is about a drug that was sold as non-addictive, but is so incredibly addictive it is almost impossible to kick. It kills more Americans than the wars we are fighting.
"When I was younger, I was an A student, in the 98th percentile on all the tests. I did ballet. You wouldn’t have thought I would end up the way I did. All my teachers thought I had a lot of promise and would do well in life."
Clearly we have a problem with addiction in this country, but we also have a problem with pain management. Living in constant pain can destroy a person.
Instead of waiting to see where Zuckerberg and his fellow billionaires decide to bestow their riches next, how about we advocate to eliminate the myriad tax tricks so that there is more tax revenue to support public education.
A small bag of heroin is now cheaper than a six-pack of beer, and easier for young people to buy. In 2015, 17 percent of local high school seniors had “tried an opiate.”
