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When someone is already an addict, the addiction almost always wins the "fundamental utility calculation."
by staticautomatic 10y ago
When someone is already an addict, the addiction almost always wins the "fundamental utility calculation."
- gydfi 10y agoExactly. Which is why you need to stop it somewhere before they get addicted. I've always wondered what goes through the head of someone when they think "Hey! I think I'll try heroin for the first time! That seems like a good decision!"
- nradov 10y agoMany heroin addicts started the addiction process when a physician prescribed them opioid painkillers after an injury or surgery. They get hooked, and then when they can't obtain prescription drugs anymore they turn to heroin (or similar illegal drugs) as the only available option to satisfy their addiction.
- digler999 10y agoProbably the same thing that goes though someone's mind when they drive drunk, or dont wear a seatbelt, ride a motorcycle without a helmet, or partake in any other risky behavior: I saw someone do it before and they were fine, nothing bad will happen to me, I can do it safely. Taking one dose of herion won't instantly kill you, thats why it's so insidious. You can take it many times and there will be no consequences. But it takes ahold of you before you know it, and at that point its too late to simply stop. check out /r/opiates if you want to take a peek into an opiate addict's life
- dkhenry 10y agoThe addiction doesn't always win. I personally know people who have kicked a heroin habit. From talking with them one thing they will tell you is that while the addiction doesn't always win, it never gives up trying either.
- flukus 10y agoAnd those people would be the first to tell you that it almost always wins, because it likely did until they finally kicked it.
- digler999 10y ago> I personally know people survivorship bias. You dont know all the people who succumbed to it because they're dead.
- staticautomatic 10y agoWhich is why I used the word "almost"