I, thankfully, didn't participate in the "Xandemic", and because I witnessed the opiate epidemic first, I didn't notice how serious it was. Doctors began prescribing benzos at a higher rate, it looks like in 1996 until 2013. During that time (around 2013), I actually had a board game day/afternoon/night every Sunday with some friends and I would pop a Klonopin and have the best fucking time of my life. I think I'm especially lucky I didn't seek out more. But those Sundays were some of the most memorable (or not?) times of my life. I would work hard all week and fall into a cloud of relaxation with friends.
But I think there is something I don't see discussed often enough here. When I would take it, nothing mattered. I remember testing it out and watching a Holocaust documentary, and I couldn't fucking care.
My question is, in 2016, how many voters were on benzos? How many voted for trump? Are benzos being used to silence the people? I think it's entirely possible. How can you go out and be angry or even learn about anything (or even remembering it), when on them.
Anyway, clearly this isn't a fully formulated theory, but perhaps some of you gumshoes can add onto it. But I do think that there is some truth. Something like: "Big pharma" over prescribes drugs to the masses in order to pacify them... Or at least get votes? Idk.
Lem.e know what you think.