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The article suggests that some people's addiction might manifest in other ways. That is, if you take away alcohol, an alcoholic will look for other inebriants.
by leknarf 14y ago
The article suggests that some people's addiction might manifest in other ways. That is, if you take away alcohol, an alcoholic will look for other inebriants. Is that actually correct? I thought alcoholism was largely a genetic disorder, which predispositions some people to abuse a particular drug. If someone with the disposition has one drink, he is then enticed to have 10 drinks. But if the same person smoked a joint, he wouldn't have any more interest in smoking more weed than a normal person.
If so, then this sounds like a fantastic tool for people with an physiological addition to alcohol.
- phren0logy 14y agoThere's a lot of individual variability on this point. Many people might have a higher susceptibility to similar substances (like heroin and oxycodone), then to a slightly lesser degree broader groups like "uppers" or "downers," and then finally some people will take anything they can get their hands on. There are wrinkles to that general formula. Some people only want cocaine and have no affinity for amphetamines, but will take opiates or benzodiazepines without discrimination. It's pretty messy, sorry I don't have a better answer but's that's how it is.