River Page really should have read Hillbilly Elegy before he wrote his critique of it. Vance has often criticized Congress for doing nothing to help those trapped in the drug & depression cycle. Quoting Vance at a senate hearing: “If you think about addiction, in some cases it’s a straightforward question of medical treatment. But it’s a…
River Page really should have read Hillbilly Elegy before he wrote his critique of it. Vance has often criticized Congress for doing nothing to help those trapped in the drug & depression cycle. Quoting Vance at a senate hearing: “If you think about addiction, in some cases it’s a straightforward question of medical treatment. But it’s also related to chaos and trauma in certain families. That’s in turn related to the fact that economic opportunities and jobs are harder to come by. If we’re going to make any headway on these problems, we have to tackle each simultaneously.” Vance does not blame the victim, he simply suggests it is a multi faceted problem for which the addict shares some responsibility. Which any competent addiction counselor will agree with.
River Page really should have read Hillbilly Elegy before he wrote his critique of it. Vance has often criticized Congress for doing nothing to help those trapped in the drug & depression cycle. Quoting Vance at a senate hearing: “If you think about addiction, in some cases it’s a straightforward question of medical treatment. But it’s also related to chaos and trauma in certain families. That’s in turn related to the fact that economic opportunities and jobs are harder to come by. If we’re going to make any headway on these problems, we have to tackle each simultaneously.” Vance does not blame the victim, he simply suggests it is a multi faceted problem for which the addict shares some responsibility. Which any competent addiction counselor will agree with.