Fentanyls Deadly Grip: Video Analysis

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Many people question whether people who are addicted to drugs if they can really choose to stop as easily since they made the choice to take the drug in the first place. Coming into this world you are introduced to making choices good or bad. Everyone has the will to make their own decision. Why would anyone decide to start taking any type of drugs with some knowing the possibly it could lead to addiction and even worse death. In the video, Dopesick: Fentanyls Deadly Grip, there are two individuals that stood out that both had the option and chose to take the drugs which they did and both have the option to quit but why does one quit and the other doesn’t? Colby is the recovering addict who chose to take the drug but he also chose when he was ready to quit because he had hit rock …show more content…
This pill is controlling every part in his life that it makes him do things that we wouldn’t normally do just to survive and to keep his habit before going through withdrawals which makes the individual feel very sick. Ryan goes to a treatment facility and they are willing to help him out he just need to be clean for 5 days but according to Ryan he is unable to do this because he needs medicine to help him since he does not want to go through the sickness. I think if he honestly and truly wanted to be off of this drug he can’t really be picky with how he wants to ease off with very little treatment facilities out there that are willing to help. So Ryan goes and sees another facility and meets with a Dr who is able to help him by giving him a type of drug to help him ease off of his addiction but there’s a 2 month wait limit and Ryan at this point feels hopeless and is depressed because he has to wait and is impatient. It seems he really wants to quit but if he is unable to wait that long he should go to the first facility where they can help him out now and if not try to wait the two months because the Dr did not once turn Ryan away. He just chooses to believe that no one can or will

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