Hordes of American soldiers were doing heroin in the Vietnam war.
When they came back to America we were expecting a massive addiction epidemic. It never happened. Overall, all the soldiers who came back lost the addiction.
Little known phenomenon about addiction that can’t be fully explained yet. What you say is true, but the person you responded to, what he says has an aspect of the truth as well. Look into it.
> Despite initial fears, high substance abuse rates during the war did not entirely translate to enduring addiction issues post-war. A year after returning home, only 10% of Service members initially detected as drug positive reported using opiates after detoxification, and just 7% reported re-addiction
> VA initially found itself unprepared for the sudden increase in drug cases.
There is also very often a psychological aspect, which explains why some addicts are able to stop "cold turkey" if the psychological/contextual aspect of their addiction changes.
Defined as addiction... You ever struggle with one, loose a loved one to it? Comment comes off stupid.
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Hordes of American soldiers were doing heroin in the Vietnam war.
When they came back to America we were expecting a massive addiction epidemic. It never happened. Overall, all the soldiers who came back lost the addiction.
Little known phenomenon about addiction that can’t be fully explained yet. What you say is true, but the person you responded to, what he says has an aspect of the truth as well. Look into it.
> all the soldiers who came back lost the addiction
This does not seem to be born out by the historical record.
> https://department.va.gov/history/featured-stories/borne-in-...
> Despite initial fears, high substance abuse rates during the war did not entirely translate to enduring addiction issues post-war. A year after returning home, only 10% of Service members initially detected as drug positive reported using opiates after detoxification, and just 7% reported re-addiction
> VA initially found itself unprepared for the sudden increase in drug cases.
Please note the "entirely" and "7%".
Also: > https://academic.oup.com/aje/article-abstract/99/4/235/13845... > Rather than giving up drugs altogether, many had shifted from heroin to amphetamines or barbiturates.
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Lmao. You are so wrong. Addiction is the human brain wanting those sweet molecules to hit binding sites.
But you know, make it poetic or something. Suppose that's how religion still manages to thrive.
There is also very often a psychological aspect, which explains why some addicts are able to stop "cold turkey" if the psychological/contextual aspect of their addiction changes.