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re: let's discuss this opioid issue in the USA
Posted on 2/19/20 at 9:15 am to oldcharlie8
Posted on 2/19/20 at 9:15 am to oldcharlie8
I blame God. I've been graced by not having an addictive personality. However, I completely understand how some people get hooked after just a small time on pain killers or drinking or even gambling. To us non addictive people, it's easy to be judgemental about it. But probably 25-40% start off innocent with a dr's script.
Would those people have ended up being some sort of addict of drugs or thrown their life away for something else? Not sure. I'd LOVE to see a real life study done on the issue that isn't trying to prove or disprove blame. A little more care from the medical community would go a long way though in at least keeping it from getting out of hand.
Would those people have ended up being some sort of addict of drugs or thrown their life away for something else? Not sure. I'd LOVE to see a real life study done on the issue that isn't trying to prove or disprove blame. A little more care from the medical community would go a long way though in at least keeping it from getting out of hand.
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 9:18 am to drdoct
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I blame God
He gets all the credit for most people in recovery.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 11:18 am to drdoct
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I blame God.
Posted on 2/19/20 at 4:07 pm to drdoct
People don't understand addiction. It is a chemical imbalance in the brain of some type. Just like how there are a lot of people who drink alcohol, but only a certain amount of people become alcoholics.
Some people can't function normal without alcohol. Everyone is built different.
Same thing with gambling. I have a friend I grew up with who has been in and out of gambling rehab (along with drug rehab). We were talking one day after one of the times he got back from rehab.. He told me him wanting to gamble had nothing to do with winning. He said winning only allowed him to keep playing. It was about being in the game.. And he fought it. It wasn't like he could just stop.
But his dad had an addictive personality. Good as gold, but he was always trying to give up things.. But when he tried to stop doing one thing, he would start on something else. And he passed that on to one of his kids.
Some people can't function normal without alcohol. Everyone is built different.
Same thing with gambling. I have a friend I grew up with who has been in and out of gambling rehab (along with drug rehab). We were talking one day after one of the times he got back from rehab.. He told me him wanting to gamble had nothing to do with winning. He said winning only allowed him to keep playing. It was about being in the game.. And he fought it. It wasn't like he could just stop.
But his dad had an addictive personality. Good as gold, but he was always trying to give up things.. But when he tried to stop doing one thing, he would start on something else. And he passed that on to one of his kids.
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