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<blockquote data-quote="bball" data-source="post: 1479047" data-attributes="member: 23752"><p>Very relevant questions herofan? Is it an engrained lifestyle now? Is there something they 'need' that the lifestyle fulfills? Is it their main source of identity and self worth- self actualization? It's a fascinating topic. I believe, for the most part, they're like everyone else. Some can regulate, but many can not. </p><p>I see/deal with addicts everyday from every walk of life...opiods, alcohol, food, sex, caffeine, etc. Inability to regulate(moderate) is a hallmark of our society. People use any and everything to 'cope', escape, or accomplish whatever it is they're trying to accomplish. For some, it starts legitimately enough, but the pharmacodynamics of things like narcotics for example, dominate. (Again, FOR SOME, not all).</p><p></p><p>It isn't limited to rock either. Country music has a history littered with pill poppers, alcoholics, wife beaters, etc. Hip hop, pop music, and blues as well.</p><p></p><p>I am not an artistically creative person by nature. So people that can play and create music well fascinate me because my mind can not fathom that. I have often wondered at what price that creativity comes? Not all, but many of the truly creative (artistic) people I have known in my life were 'different' by conventional standards. Many struggle with being content, melancholy, depressed, etc..i wonder if this is a factor that contributes to the allure of drugs? All the drugs listed for TP appeared to be prescription meds for a variety of ails, but it is well known that TP was a marijuana aficionado.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bball, post: 1479047, member: 23752"] Very relevant questions herofan? Is it an engrained lifestyle now? Is there something they 'need' that the lifestyle fulfills? Is it their main source of identity and self worth- self actualization? It's a fascinating topic. I believe, for the most part, they're like everyone else. Some can regulate, but many can not. I see/deal with addicts everyday from every walk of life...opiods, alcohol, food, sex, caffeine, etc. Inability to regulate(moderate) is a hallmark of our society. People use any and everything to 'cope', escape, or accomplish whatever it is they're trying to accomplish. For some, it starts legitimately enough, but the pharmacodynamics of things like narcotics for example, dominate. (Again, FOR SOME, not all). It isn't limited to rock either. Country music has a history littered with pill poppers, alcoholics, wife beaters, etc. Hip hop, pop music, and blues as well. I am not an artistically creative person by nature. So people that can play and create music well fascinate me because my mind can not fathom that. I have often wondered at what price that creativity comes? Not all, but many of the truly creative (artistic) people I have known in my life were 'different' by conventional standards. Many struggle with being content, melancholy, depressed, etc..i wonder if this is a factor that contributes to the allure of drugs? All the drugs listed for TP appeared to be prescription meds for a variety of ails, but it is well known that TP was a marijuana aficionado. [/QUOTE]
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