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> that even trying drugs these days is too risky. And yet the rat park studies and heritability of addiction suggest it's actually a predisposition to addicti
by maerF0x0 2y ago
> that even trying drugs these days is too risky.
And yet the rat park studies and heritability of addiction suggest it's actually a predisposition to addiction (via environmental factors like poverty or emotionally disconnected "support" system in your childhood or life) that truly indicate the risk.
Healthy kids, in a healthy family, in a healthy society, with opportunities, and a non-cynical media etc. are less/un-likely to become addicted to anything, and the "addictive" elements seem to not lay in the drug/behavior of choice.
- seanmcdirmid 2y agoYa so let’s focusing on helping kids be in the best environments possible. The pay off and effectiveness will be a magnitude better than wasting money on addicts later. We can’t exactly make healthy families, but preschool and summer camp opportunities, free healthcare, after school programs are all low hanging fruit.
- maerF0x0 2y ago> Ya so let’s focusing on helping kids be in the best environments possible + 1000