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You're still missing the meaning of 'self-medicating' which is a lot more broad. Drinking a cup of coffee to become alert, smoking a cigarette to calm your nerv
by GiraffeNecktie 17y ago
You're still missing the meaning of 'self-medicating' which is a lot more broad. Drinking a cup of coffee to become alert, smoking a cigarette to calm your nerves, smoking a joint because it modifies or muffles your anxiety etc are all types of self-medication.
- jvdh 17y agoMy apologies, IMO self-medication would be taking medication or something that actually helps you. Sure, coffee/alcohol/tobacco all can help very temporarily. If you're using that over prolonged periods of time, I would call that substance abuse. I know that marihuana can help with or provide pain relief for a lot of ailments. But these kinds of ailments are typically not found in kids under 21.