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The freedom I speak to is more cultural. For instance in the US we have this entire concept of 'coming of age' and discovering one's identity, and culturally we accept and even expect people to make poor choices in youth.Lol wut?
How are people free to have opioid dependence? Heroin and fentanyl are still illegal far as I know. People are just as “free” to use drugs in most other comparable countries (even more free in some of them). How are people not “free” to crash their cars in other countries?
Your post sounds like a bad country song.
You spend time with East Asian cultures and the over riding culture is 'do what your parents tell you.' Places like India, where poppy readily grows, doesn't exactly have the level of opioid use disorder as the US.
Yes my assertions have holes, and you can even point out other substances like alcohol. Please just try see what I'm saying about the cultural nuances of the US comparative to others.