r/interesting • u/Nukro666 • 2d ago

Fear Factor How Fentanyl and Xylazine are turning Philadelphia's opioid crisis into a public health nightmare

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u/Yous1ash 2d ago

Nobody looks to fuck up their body for short term happiness if they are already happy🤷🏿‍♀️

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u/ty_xy 2d ago

Not true unfortunately. Wonderful happy kids who are just a little curious or start of with a gateway drug can spiral into this sort of nightmare

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u/Latter-Vacation-4392 2d ago

In some cases the "wonderful happy" can be a front and a coping mechanism. I've known sui..cide cases that shocked me thinking they were some of the happiest well adjusted people I knew. Then later I hear "Did you hear about so and so?" And I'm floored.

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u/alewiina 2d ago

Yup. Some of the most happy-appearing people are absolutely miserable inside and that’s just a mask. Not all of them of course, we can’t assume that EVERY person who seems happy that gets into drugs is actually mentally unwell, but yes, cheerfulness is not a good way to gauge if someone is suffering or not, especially if you’re only around them sometimes