Why is it that if I ask a question about drugs, people think I'm a drug addict?
462428
in response to some of the replies, a quest for knowledge in NO way implicitly suggests a person is using drugs or even knows anybody doing so. if a man asks a woman how anal sex feels, does that make him homosexual?\nthe u.s. is scared stupid because of the drug war and all its useless damage. people should be encouraged to educate themselves about anything, including sex, drugs, and rock and roll :P\nfree communication is the cornerstone of a successful democracy.
93341
Opinion addiction doesn't exist. Self doubt does. The basis is seeking approval from others, so as not to look inept. Look at things in a different way: accept and laugh at mistakes you may make doing whatever it is. It's called living as you know.\nTo me, it sounds like you had parents/adults who were of the old mindset about not trying anything on your own, or even if you wanted to do/fix sometthing, there was always an adult who pointed out how he/she would do it, took over the task, and made you feel lesser for it.
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I'm agianst telling about users!  MOSTLY they are only harming themselves, and if they are overcoming their addiction the stigma is only harmful.\n\nDealers and manufacturers, on the other hand are scum!  The chemicals emitted in the production of Meth are not only explosive, they are also extreemly hazardus to human health.  And by producing or pushing this poison in neighborhoods, they are destroying families!!
591320
Yes you are an addict. To realize it is the first step in overcoming it. But really do you want to stop??? Thousands of people are waiting for you to answer their burning questions. THEY NEED YOU MAN! Call in sick and keep going!!!
214172
NO NO NO!!!!!!! Drugs can kill you and do nothing to help you. if u r addicted plz get sum help so u dont get hurt.
234804
You can not make anyone tell you what you want to hear, even if you feel you "deserve" it.  This situation seems to be controlling you.  I'd suggest you back off and find something more constructive to use your time on.  A person who takes drugs and drinks may not even know what the "truth" is and what he/she knows or remembers may not be the same as what you know or remember.  Why do you need to hear this from this person?  It almost sounds like you know what the truth is already and you just want to hear it from his/her mouth.  If this person can not be trusted, then distance yourself from him/her and move on with your life.
184543
Perhaps. Are they misleading people into thinking the substance is unaddictive? Then yes. If they are open with the addictiion causing potential, then it was the knowledgable choice of the person that is to blame.
123087
Seeing a mental health professional for a screening is the best way to find out if you're depressed. My experience with cocain addicts is that they go through mood swings through the process of getting high and coming down. They often will be paranoid and delusional. Saying things like, "there are video cameras in the bush across from my house" or "the cops rented the house next to mine so the can watch what I'm doing", and the like. They also will constantly being blowing and rubbing their nose if the snort it, and you may find small cornors of plastic baggies that have been licked lying around. They also will need lots of cash to keep their habit going and may ask for money constantly. Good luck dealing with them if you know one because it is a horrible drug to be hooked on and not a lot of people can get off it.
955213
The only people that think drugs are the in thing to do are the ones taking drugs!  Take drugs long enough and it will ruin your life.  I think you did the right thing by quitting weed; now hang out with people that think the same way you do.  Drugs are dumb & dangerous, life is complicated enough without adding a drug habit to it.  Good Luck, there are normal people everywhere that have fun without drugs.
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K First "Rocktowhatsreal"...shut up.  "once a drug addict - always a drug addict" is the most ignorant thing I've ever heard.  \n\nThe ability to use our will and minds to change our habits is one of the things that separates us from the animals.  \n\nI am a recovered drug addict.  I'm not dead...I did my body weight in meth for about 3 maybe 4 years...I've been clean for almost 10 and life is great.\n\nYour friend is going to have a hard time...it's easier for some than others...but all in all...Time is the strongest cure.  \n\nHe has to disassociate with his old party buddies.  Don't even talk to them, don't see them, they can not exist in his new life.\n\nAnd he has to change his routine....sometimes replacement works...find a new (preferably healthy) obsession to take the place of the bad one.  Fitness is a great one...because it too can be addicting.  \n\nIf he wants to clean up, he'll clean up...and after a while if he does come in contact with any of his old friends, he'll wonder what the hell he was thinking hanging out with them and doing the dope in the first place....But its good he's taking a step in the right direction.
336755
Depends on the person, strong minded people could try heroin once and walk away or some can be a functioning addict.  Get up all week and go to work then binge on coke all weekend but be A-ok monday morning.  A weak minded person will get caiught up in this, lose their job, sell all their things and turn on everyone.  I have seen it a lot too.  Its very hard to understand. Same reason some people can gamble and not get addicted. Just depends
861663
I strongly disagree with using drugs. I don't have to do drugs to see what it does to a person.  As a wife of a Fireman/Paramedic I hear about all the bad drug interactions,overdoses and deaths that drugs cause. It not only hurts the people doing the drugs but the people that love them.\nIt's got to be hard to live with someone who is slowly killing themselves and any chance that they have at a future just for a chance to get high. Not to mention having to live in poverty because they have to support their drug habit before supporting their kids.
978084
Drug addicts and alcoholics suffer from a disease. This disease usually results in consequences which are socially repugnant. At some point, these people have an insight to the fact that continued indulgence in drugs/alcohol will not be tolerated and will inevitably destroy them and all that's around them (true)-they then make a choice to keep going or get help. It is hard to sympathize with them unless they try to change. A couple of outstanding features of addiction is incredible selfishness as well as an amazing capacity to manipulate others. If we hand someone the "Victim" label, they will most likely run with it and use it to their own end. The stats are bleak for recovery.
688486
it depends what drug you think she is addicted too, if she does something recreationally like cannabis, Ectasy or LSd, mushrooms etc you probably wont see much. if its something that she does everyday.... her behaviour will be different she may be a lot more un easy... anxious about something and always looking for money. the only way to find out is be open with her and ask!   you are obviosely just someone who cares very much about her! she is very lucky
1111377
Sheesh! We'll ignore the fact that you can't spell and your grammar is atrocious. It seems some people are also addicted to putting things in the wrong category, and you appear to be afflicted with that addiction. \nThe reason people are addicted to anything, from smoking and drinking to eating peanut butter, is that when they do so the pleasure center of their brain produces endorphins, which makes them feel good. In an effort to get more of these endorphins, they repeat the action that produced the salubrious result in the first place.
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Because they think they do!!!....they prob have an opinion on most other things too.\n\nYou cannot make a serious comment (for or against) about drugs unless you have personal experience or have lived with the consequence of the experience of others.  We can all read and find out information but that does not give us the right to act like we know it all.
139909
My comment is this...  Drug abuse is but one possible symptom of addiction, one can be adicted to Food or Gambling too... Treat the Problem, not the Symptom, otherwise, it'll just come back in another form...  Drug "adiction" is actualy "Chemical Dependancy", which is a medical problem, not a psychological one like adiction...  Grant it, the two often times go hand in hand, but nontheless, they are different issues...\n\nSpeaking of adiction, something you might findinteresting...\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuwI91iO.Ta5BWoyCzncra_sy6IX?qid=1006022410912\nread the webpage linked to this question, answer if you want, but the link is relevant to this question too...