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> addiction-prone (low-income Are low-income people more likely to become addicted? I'd like to see some statistics. A few thoughts: * There are many more lo

> addiction-prone (low-income Are low-income people more likely to become addicted? I'd like to see some statistics. A few thoughts: * There are many more low-income people than wealthy people, so low-income addicts may be greater in sheer numbers but not in rate. * I expect that addition tends to reduce income, so people who started wealthier may become low-income * Prescription opiods are by reputation the wealthy person's heroin. Given the high cost of presecription drugs, and that low-income people sometimes can't even afford drugs necessary for their health, I wonder if Oxycontin is widely abused in low-income groups.

SilasX 10y ago
At the some time, income is inversely correlated with impulsiveness, which is correlated with being addiction prone. (The old one/two marshmallow experiment.)
- hackuser 10y ago
  > income is inversely correlated with impulsiveness, which is correlated with being addiction prone I'm sure many people think this, but do we know if it's actually true? Is there any research or data? For example, as a completely speculative alternative hypothesis, people with more money could be more impulsive because they can afford it.
- fucking_tragedy 10y ago
  The Marshmallow experiment fails to take into account the findings of previous experiments that the author of the original experiment conducted. Mainly, that a child's belief about whether or not the stated outcome would happen influenced how long they would wait before acting 'impulsively'. http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=4622 http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=4622
capote 10y ago
There is no correlation. People of all incomes become addicted to all sorts of things. And it was perhaps wrong of me to phrase myself that way. I suppose the motivation for that parenthetical was just subconscious--as I've seen some people who happened to be lower income have their lives ruined by their pain meds, whereas in the higher income circles I've seen, they're more addicted to strictly recreational drugs.
- hackuser 10y ago
  What a classy response! And perhaps I put too much weight on one short parenthetical phrase.

SilasX 10y ago

At the some time, income is inversely correlated with impulsiveness, which is correlated with being addiction prone. (The old one/two marshmallow experiment.)

hackuser 10y ago
> income is inversely correlated with impulsiveness, which is correlated with being addiction prone I'm sure many people think this, but do we know if it's actually true? Is there any research or data? For example, as a completely speculative alternative hypothesis, people with more money could be more impulsive because they can afford it.
fucking_tragedy 10y ago
The Marshmallow experiment fails to take into account the findings of previous experiments that the author of the original experiment conducted. Mainly, that a child's belief about whether or not the stated outcome would happen influenced how long they would wait before acting 'impulsively'. http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=4622 http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=4622

capote 10y ago

There is no correlation. People of all incomes become addicted to all sorts of things. And it was perhaps wrong of me to phrase myself that way. I suppose the motivation for that parenthetical was just subconscious--as I've seen some people who happened to be lower income have their lives ruined by their pain meds, whereas in the higher income circles I've seen, they're more addicted to strictly recreational drugs.

hackuser 10y ago
What a classy response! And perhaps I put too much weight on one short parenthetical phrase.