Demon Copperhead Question (Addiction)
Hi, I have a question about the addiction/opioid epidemic described in Demon Copperhead.
I come from a pretty privileged and sheltered background, so this whole read was pretty eye-opening for me, especially seeing how many people related to it.
For anyone that felt like they heavily related to this book, does it ring true that *all* of the other kids you know what he involved in heavy drug use in some way? I understood that it was realistic for Demon’s storyline that he ended up going down the opioid path, and I expected maybe 1, 2 other characters. But Demon, Emmy, Dori, Maggot, Hammer ALL involved in heavy opioid or meth use felt hard for me to wrap my head around. Was this the author going over the top with her tragedy, or does this ring true to real life in communities hit hard by the opioid epidemic?
I couldn’t even imagine trying to pull myself out of this heavy addiction cycle while everyone else in your circles has normalized this as part of life.