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Why do people like him turn to drugs?

by j2kun 13y ago

bitskits 13y ago
Not sure I understand what you mean. Rich, successful people? In my experience, addiction crosses all social, economic and class boundaries. Being rich and famous probably plays an enabling role more than anything. In any case, very sad to lose another talent too soon.
- j2kun 13y ago
  I can understand why celebrity caricatures like Justin Bieber do their shenanigans, but Hoffman was so respected and loved. Why would he start with drugs to begin with? (forgetting being trapped by an addiction)
  - dragonwriter 13y ago
    > I can understand why celebrity caricatures like Justin Bieber do their shenanigans Why? > but Hoffman was so respected and loved. Why would he start with drugs to begin with? (forgetting being trapped by an addiction) Well, first, you assume that he started drugs after he was "so respected and loved", which may well not be the case, and second, the fact that you cited that seems to imply that the reason that people start drugs is usually because they are lacking respect and love. Why would you assume that a person starting drugs necessarily has any influence from other people's opinions of that person?
    - j2kun 13y ago
      I imagine that public ridicule and scrutiny can cause public figures to misbehave [1], but Hoffman seemed to have little of that. Sure he could have got his start before he became famous, but that contradicts that fame/fortune is an enabler. [1]: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/23/265243793/rather-than-joking-about-justin-bieber-watch-this-video http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/23/265243793/rat...
chongli 13y ago
Why does anyone? I'm not an expert on addiction, by any means, but I do know that addiction has a lot more to do with personality and mental health than any sort of outward (financial, political, artistic) mark of success. The fact that many addicts live in poverty does not prove that poverty causes (let alone being the sole cause of) addiction. It is likely a strong contributing factor but not the only one.
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Why do people like him turn to drugs?

by j2kun 13y ago

Why do people like him turn to drugs?

Not sure I understand what you mean. Rich, successful people? In my experience, addiction crosses all social, economic and class boundaries. Being rich and famous probably plays an enabling role more than anything. In any case, very sad to lose another talent too soon.

j2kun 13y ago
I can understand why celebrity caricatures like Justin Bieber do their shenanigans, but Hoffman was so respected and loved. Why would he start with drugs to begin with? (forgetting being trapped by an addiction)
- dragonwriter 13y ago
  > I can understand why celebrity caricatures like Justin Bieber do their shenanigans Why? > but Hoffman was so respected and loved. Why would he start with drugs to begin with? (forgetting being trapped by an addiction) Well, first, you assume that he started drugs after he was "so respected and loved", which may well not be the case, and second, the fact that you cited that seems to imply that the reason that people start drugs is usually because they are lacking respect and love. Why would you assume that a person starting drugs necessarily has any influence from other people's opinions of that person?
  - j2kun 13y ago
    I imagine that public ridicule and scrutiny can cause public figures to misbehave [1], but Hoffman seemed to have little of that. Sure he could have got his start before he became famous, but that contradicts that fame/fortune is an enabler. [1]: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/23/265243793/rather-than-joking-about-justin-bieber-watch-this-video http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/01/23/265243793/rat...

chongli 13y ago

Why does anyone? I'm not an expert on addiction, by any means, but I do know that addiction has a lot more to do with personality and mental health than any sort of outward (financial, political, artistic) mark of success. The fact that many addicts live in poverty does not prove that poverty causes (let alone being the sole cause of) addiction. It is likely a strong contributing factor but not the only one.

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