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>it is wise to seperate that which is habit forming from that which is psychologically addictive (such as heroin and meth) Marijuana is psychologically addicti

>it is wise to seperate that which is habit forming from that which is psychologically addictive (such as heroin and meth) Marijuana is psychologically addictive. Heroin and meth are physically addictive.

hirvi74 3y ago
Aren't all addictions psychological? My understanding is that an addiction develops because self-medication with some substance or activity to mask some sort of psychological stressor underneath the surface. Anecdotal as it may be, I have never met someone with an addiction whose only issue was just being physically dependent on a substance. Although, I might make an exception for tobacco. Most cigarette smokers and dippers I know/knew didn't tend to use tobacco to treat underlying psychological issues. Maybe to lower stress levels overall? Then again, a lot of teens and adults with undiagnosed ADHD tend to use tobacco to self-medicate without actually knowing it (I did this with coffee, thankfully).
- Daub 3y ago
  > Aren't all addictions psychological? My understanding is that an addiction develops because self-medication with some substance or activity to mask some sort of psychological stressor underneath the surface. I'm sure you are right. But watching someone disengage from a physiological dependency is a different class of experaince. Like watching someone get their arm ripped off. This guy talks from experience from his experience with meth as a multi-addict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0HtlAlmdxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0HtlAlmdxk Very compelling. In this vid: https://youtu.be/KoVOSmSbPMQ?t=553 https://youtu.be/KoVOSmSbPMQ?t=553 he states that of all the addictions he has had, meth is the one he can never completely loose. If he was alone in a room with it, he states that he would not last 20 minutes before succumbing.
Daub 3y ago
My bad. I spelled physiological wrong. I meant: > 'it is wise to separate that which is habit forming from that which is physiologically addictive'

hirvi74 3y ago

Aren't all addictions psychological? My understanding is that an addiction develops because self-medication with some substance or activity to mask some sort of psychological stressor underneath the surface. Anecdotal as it may be, I have never met someone with an addiction whose only issue was just being physically dependent on a substance. Although, I might make an exception for tobacco. Most cigarette smokers and dippers I know/knew didn't tend to use tobacco to treat underlying psychological issues. Maybe to lower stress levels overall? Then again, a lot of teens and adults with undiagnosed ADHD tend to use tobacco to self-medicate without actually knowing it (I did this with coffee, thankfully).

Daub 3y ago
> Aren't all addictions psychological? My understanding is that an addiction develops because self-medication with some substance or activity to mask some sort of psychological stressor underneath the surface. I'm sure you are right. But watching someone disengage from a physiological dependency is a different class of experaince. Like watching someone get their arm ripped off. This guy talks from experience from his experience with meth as a multi-addict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0HtlAlmdxk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0HtlAlmdxk Very compelling. In this vid: https://youtu.be/KoVOSmSbPMQ?t=553 https://youtu.be/KoVOSmSbPMQ?t=553 he states that of all the addictions he has had, meth is the one he can never completely loose. If he was alone in a room with it, he states that he would not last 20 minutes before succumbing.

Daub 3y ago

My bad. I spelled physiological wrong. I meant: > 'it is wise to separate that which is habit forming from that which is physiologically addictive'