I've met them, and many are not that different from us.
- flight stewardess who lost job from smoking a joint
- lawyer who lost his wealth from poor investments
- former hockey player addicted to opiates from hospital after injury
- elderly man, also became addicted when given opiates at the hospital
- immigrant from Asia who has had no luck finding a job
- war veterans
- artists
- former nurse
- IT professional, now addicted to opiates
- an extremely nice patient who had autism and no family to support him
- various patients with psychosis, mania, schizophrenia
- adolescents born into a family with drugs (we had a father-son pair who were both on methadone and were supporting each other, they both had jobs and were looking to piece together their lives)
... and this is from an inner-city setting. You might even have coworkers who were former "junkies", or who have children struggling with addictions.
I understand your mindset (I had similar views when I was a teenager). Others may secretly have the same views as well. But I think it is a naive one.
- flight stewardess who lost job from smoking a joint
- lawyer who lost his wealth from poor investments
- former hockey player addicted to opiates from hospital after injury
- elderly man, also became addicted when given opiates at the hospital
- immigrant from Asia who has had no luck finding a job
- war veterans
- artists
- former nurse
- IT professional, now addicted to opiates
- an extremely nice patient who had autism and no family to support him
- various patients with psychosis, mania, schizophrenia
- adolescents born into a family with drugs (we had a father-son pair who were both on methadone and were supporting each other, they both had jobs and were looking to piece together their lives)
... and this is from an inner-city setting. You might even have coworkers who were former "junkies", or who have children struggling with addictions.
I understand your mindset (I had similar views when I was a teenager). Others may secretly have the same views as well. But I think it is a naive one.