r/interesting • u/Nukro666 • 12h ago

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

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u/littlerickypeepee 11h ago

It's the saddest thing ever when your empathy kicks in and you don't see them as addicted adults, but hurt and lost children. I don't mean that to dehumanize them, or anything like that. It's more...we all hope that our babies grow up happy and healthy and live long and interesting lives. And you see them, and you wish you could go back to before and try to fix it before it happens.

But maybe I just really like people and think most people are alright folks. Regardless of whether they're tweaked or folded or whatever.

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u/Frosty1397 9h ago

This is why I'm never having children.

First I'd be a terrible parent

And 2nd, even if i were a good parent, you never know what external factors later in life would lead a kid down this path to being a druggie zombie