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Drug use is self medication in order to seek relief from an illness. That illness is usually mental which some view as a personal failing and not a legitimate
by MisterTea 7y ago
Drug use is self medication in order to seek relief from an illness. That illness is usually mental which some view as a personal failing and not a legitimate medical condition. That or they deem it unimportant enough to care about.
- fwip 7y agoMostly I agree, but it's not always an illness, sometimes it's just a really hard living situation. (E.g. you're dependent on an abusive partner).
- ganzuul 7y agoDepression follows easily from that. Long story short; depression has set in when a previous source of joy no longer brings the expected feeling of well-being. Having encountered this fault, the individual seeks to correct it. Depending on environmental factors, they might choose to self-medicate with e.g. alcohol.