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Your armchair theory is wrong though. The root cause of nicotine, hard drugs and alcohol addiction is overwhelmingly physical, not psychological.
by olalonde 7y ago
Your armchair theory is wrong though. The root cause of nicotine, hard drugs and alcohol addiction is overwhelmingly physical, not psychological.
- saiya-jin 7y agoYes and no. We all had our shares of beers, but only few had the urge to do/continue binge drinking past university experience. You know, those guys going for extra rounds of shots when everybody barely stands. This behavior is there long before actual addiction comes. I'd say its a vicious circle, some are more susceptible to addictions than rest of us, and once those fall into addiction trap, its much harder to get out.
- apatters 7y agoAs far as I understand this statement is inaccurate in regards to alcohol (I'm not sure about the other drugs). Psychological and physical dependency are two separate things. Alcohol addiction normally begins with psychological dependency and may or may not progress to a physical dependency too: https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/drinking-addiction-psychological-or-physical https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/drinking-...
- pdpi 7y ago> and may or may not progress to a physical dependency too On the other hand, DT is the only form of withdrawal syndrome that can outright kill you, and alcohol is, generally speaking, one of the most dangerous drugs from which to withdraw.