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The way 'substance abuse' is framed and conceptualized deliberately obscures the fact that many if not most people with substance abuse problems are 'medicating
by droopyEyelids 3y ago
The way 'substance abuse' is framed and conceptualized deliberately obscures the fact that many if not most people with substance abuse problems are 'medicating' a psychological problem.
Of course anyone can get in trouble with drugs, so I agree with you too!
But I want to just try and shake up the "Drugs affect you. They affect those around you" point a bit because often the drug use is a symptom, the consequences of hopelessness, neglect, depression, abuse etc is whats actually making its presence felt, and even teetotalers have bad life outcomes when they're carrying that around.
- imoverclocked 3y ago> They affect those around you" point a bit because often the drug use is a symptom, the consequences of hopelessness, neglect, depression, abuse etc is whats actually making its presence felt, and even teetotalers have bad life outcomes when they're carrying that around. Except, they can cause these problems in the first place. I agree that when those problems exist, drugs can make them worse too.
- pstuart 3y agoWhile I will always advocate for the legalization of all drugs, I think it's important to recognize the dangers and not downplay them. But a lot of those dangers can be mitigated by having them legal and regulated. A lot of abuse is about self-medicating from pain, so if they're going to do that let's at least make it safer to do so and have support to transition off when ready.