Actor Ethan Embry recently took to his Twitter to reveal that he has been battling an opioid addiction in light of the news that Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors to seek the harshest possible sentences for drug offenders. Here's what he had to say, as reprinted by People:
“Opiate OD is the leading cause of preventable death in America at 50k last year alone. It’s a health [crisis] not a criminal one Mr Sessions. For decades we have told addicts that their behavior deserves punishment. That they should be locked away for their addictions. All that accomplishes is multiplying the shame that us addicts experience. It forces us to hide our addictions until it’s too late for help. So many people have died because they were afraid and ashamed. This memo from Sessions does nothing to address that. It only makes it worse.
I was stuck in a cycle of running through a subutex script and smoking tar for about two straight years. 6 years ago today I started my kick. If you are strung out on opiates and want to stop-but the fear of the kick is keeping you from it- I won’t lie it fucking sucks. But unlike the cycle you are in right now, there is an end in sight. Find someone you can trust to walk you through it and get tough. Life won't get any easier for us when we sober up. But I do promise you'll be better at dealing with what comes at you clean."
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