Can't read the article for some reason. In any case, I somewhat agree with the title. Obviously it isn't going to be the case for every addict. Using/abusing ju

Can't read the article for some reason. In any case, I somewhat agree with the title. Obviously it isn't going to be the case for every addict. Using/abusing just seems off-putting after a while, and is a major turn-off. I'm not sure how much this has to do with boredom, or a sense of "I'm clean now, addicts are losers, I'm not a loser any longer". In my case, it was just a massive waste of a decade for little to no gain other than some momentary feelings of almost-euphoria. It's just so superficial and a kind of escapism, at least was for me. Anyway, addiction is a lot more complex for generalizations, obviously. I met an older gentleman in rehab who was there for the 50-something time. That kind of put things in perspective for me.