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<blockquote data-quote="Bestoutwest" data-source="post: 1612379" data-attributes="member: 19397"><p>Addiction is a disease. It's unfortunate that you don't, can't, won't understand that. There are a multitude of reasons that someone turns to drugs and alcohol. It can be boredom and stupidity. It can be that their friends rope them into it. Or it can be to placate pain, AND not all issues can be seen on the surface. You can have what appears to be the perfect life in public, and MASSIVE issues behind closed doors (emotional, physical, sexual abuse come to mind). I'm very interested in why you think everyone is weak, and that you're some boss of the world b/c you do this, and you do that, and if everyone isn't exactly like you they're bad. Enjoy the thin air up on your ivory tower, pal, it's probably pretty lonely.</p><p></p><p>Here's some reading on addiction. The first one's from Harvard, but I'm sure they're just stupid, lazy academics:</p><p>https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-addiction-a-brain-disease-201603119260</p><p></p><p>And here's the most important part.</p><p>"The stigma and shame of addiction has much to do with the perception that people with substance use disorders are weak, immoral, or simply out for a good time at society's expense. Understanding that addiction impairs the brain in many important ways may reduce such stigma. What's more, the specific type of brain dysfunction may help identify a range of effective interventions and preventions. For example, during adolescence, the brain is at its most plastic — and vulnerable. This is a time when caution and intervention may prove most valuable. The earlier the drug exposure or trauma to the brain, the greater the damage."</p><p></p><p>https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/external/2017/11/addiction-brain-disorder/</p><p></p><p>https://www.verywellmind.com/addiction-is-a-chronic-brain-disease-67874</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bestoutwest, post: 1612379, member: 19397"] Addiction is a disease. It's unfortunate that you don't, can't, won't understand that. There are a multitude of reasons that someone turns to drugs and alcohol. It can be boredom and stupidity. It can be that their friends rope them into it. Or it can be to placate pain, AND not all issues can be seen on the surface. You can have what appears to be the perfect life in public, and MASSIVE issues behind closed doors (emotional, physical, sexual abuse come to mind). I'm very interested in why you think everyone is weak, and that you're some boss of the world b/c you do this, and you do that, and if everyone isn't exactly like you they're bad. Enjoy the thin air up on your ivory tower, pal, it's probably pretty lonely. Here's some reading on addiction. The first one's from Harvard, but I'm sure they're just stupid, lazy academics: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-addiction-a-brain-disease-201603119260 And here's the most important part. "The stigma and shame of addiction has much to do with the perception that people with substance use disorders are weak, immoral, or simply out for a good time at society’s expense. Understanding that addiction impairs the brain in many important ways may reduce such stigma. What’s more, the specific type of brain dysfunction may help identify a range of effective interventions and preventions. For example, during adolescence, the brain is at its most plastic — and vulnerable. This is a time when caution and intervention may prove most valuable. The earlier the drug exposure or trauma to the brain, the greater the damage." https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/external/2017/11/addiction-brain-disorder/ https://www.verywellmind.com/addiction-is-a-chronic-brain-disease-67874 [/QUOTE]
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