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You’re going to have a curve of abuse. Availability will affect that curve. Drugs like opioids and stimulants are great in that they work well at masking lots
by Spooky23 4y ago
You’re going to have a curve of abuse. Availability will affect that curve.
Drugs like opioids and stimulants are great in that they work well at masking lots of symptoms, but our bodies adapt to them and the need for them feeds the physical dependence.
The mental abuse factors amplify as well availability. Bookies and sports betting isn’t novel. Legalized betting on smartphones is; so now billions are spent on marketing to vacuum up many billions of dollars of bets.
Humans are wired the way they are wired. Education about risk only benefits people capable of managing the risk - not the people likely to get addicted in the first place.
- LoganDark 4y ago> Education about risk only benefits people capable of managing the risk - not the people likely to get addicted in the first place. Sure, but people likely to get addicted are sometimes also in the presence of people who would benefit from a proper drug education in order to help protect the more vulnerable. Am I saying people will stop using drugs if they stop being illegal? No way, the opposite actually. But if drug use wasn't considered indiscriminately bad, that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing anyway.
- junofan 4y agoI’m not really interested in managing the addictions of other people. Anyone who wants can already smoke meth by the gram.