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> Typically, poverty. Also common, addiction. The latter is often a result of the former. People self-medicating to escape misery.
by bigfatkitten 11mo ago
> Typically, poverty. Also common, addiction.
The latter is often a result of the former. People self-medicating to escape misery.
- Aurornis 11mo agoCan happen, but being miserable is a not a prerequisite to wanting to get high. I think it fits a narrative to explain addictions away as something that happens to someone as a victim of their circumstances, but personal choices are a real input.