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In reference to the poor or disadvantaged, people also call drug use and gambling a form of a self-medication. There's nothing novel here.
by true_religion 11y ago
In reference to the poor or disadvantaged, people also call drug use and gambling a form of a self-medication.
There's nothing novel here.
- darpa_escapee 11y agoPopular consensus is that the poor engage in those activities because they can't plan/are stupid/other Just World fallacy justifications. It's just strange to see the the explanation spelled out clear as day as to why adolescents turn to drugs, but only have it apply to affluent white children. It's almost as if people and those who conduct studies are more sympathetic to people they can identify with.