Comment by astura
1 day ago
>thinking you can overcome addiction by yourself is one of the reasons that addiction is prevalent.
This is complete BS, the majority of addicts overcome addiction without any specific treatment.
https://psmag.com/social-justice/people-addiction-simply-gro...
https://aeon.co/essays/most-drug-users-stop-without-help-so-...
I'd rather listen to a literal board certified addiction medicine specialist than some rando on the internet that links an article about "a meth user for 20 years that just quit!" and an article that talks about how the prefrontal cortex somehow magically allows people to opt out of addiction in their mid-20s.
Several "hard" drugs interfere with the brain, especially if the drug use begins when the brain is still plastic. Another thing, why does Louisiana have more opioid prescriptions than citizens? I guess these "addicts" don't count.
Do you have some kind of angle, here? "complete BS" is a bit combative, for this forum.
I would suggest that an "addict" is someone who can't "just quit" because they "want to."