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It's just how it works. There are diminishing returns to the common drugs of abuse. If given access to high quality drugs of abuse without negative economic and
by haskellandchill 5y ago
It's just how it works. There are diminishing returns to the common drugs of abuse. If given access to high quality drugs of abuse without negative economic and social consequences the body will adapt, use will plateau, and for the majority eventually phase out. A minority will choice to maintain. There are negative health consequences to long term maintenance but it's not like the reality of obtaining poor quaility street drugs in dangerous situtations. It's data driven and based on medical theory so it's not much of a belief. See Swiss and UK medical heroin programs for evidence.
- asdff 5y agoIntroducing friction to your ability to satiate your vice is the first step in battling addiction.
- haskellandchill 5y agoActually variability of reward is part of what makes dealing with addiction to street drugs more challenging.
- HWR_14 5y agoThat doesn't agree with anything I've learned about battling addiction. Do you have any research or studies that support that? Or other programs with a good track record? Because, unless you are using the term "friction" to be so all-encompassing as to be meaningless, this sounds like a recipe for a lot of failed attempts to fight addiction.
- asdff 5y agoEvery addiction treatment effort is to introduce friction, like dumping out your booze in your home into the toilet, getting a new job that doesn't tolerate smoke breaks, or finding new friends that aren't going to peer pressure you into using. If the vice is easy to act upon, you will continue to act upon it indefinitely.