He points
out a couple factors that make it hard to assign blame when it comes to the opioid epidemic —
pain meds are lawful drugs, approved and regulated by the federal government, and there are «a
whole lot
of intermediaries: in the distribution
process.
Enduring the financial, emotional, and psychological
pain of separation from a partner you thought you'd spend your life with is excruciating, but it's a
whole other thing to work through the lifelong
process of fully healing from devastating loss
of any kind.Maybe instead
of sadness, you felt a sense
of freedom and celebrated the end
of your marriage with serial dating, late nights
out, and extensive travel.