In child's hospital room, a mom is dead, dad ODs

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17. Most addicts aren't mentally ill. The drugs make them act mentally ill, and in the case of

todays drugs like meth, they degrade the mental functioning even after the one out of 100 kicks the habit.

The problem is these drugs are super addictive. When these people want to get off them their body wont let them because they go into a strong withdrawal and the withdrawal can kill them if they suddenly went cold turkey. They need state help to get over the current addictions. What I'm saying is, their choice has been taken away after they're addicted. It's also hard to get help when they're homeless and social services are overwhelmed.

Okay, I see now you weren't writing they were simply mentally ill.