I like you Chazz... to me you are in between, not being judgmental about it but I really don't know how close have you been to addiction to have a solid opinion. I respect your opinion regardless... have you pawned your $1600 Gibson Les Paul to buy some blow? Some people do drugs, lots of without ever being addicted, I know a bunch of my friends do drugs and have not become addicted... tons of friends who do blow but just don't purchase it themselves, they will just do a line when someone is doing one at a party and that-s that.
I like you Chazz... to me you are in between, not being judgmental about it but I really don't know how close have you been to addiction to have a solid opinion. I respect your opinion regardless... have you pawned your $1600 Gibson Les Paul to buy some blow? Some people do drugs, lots of without ever being addicted, I know a bunch of my friends do drugs and have not become addicted... tons of friends who do blow but just don't purchase it themselves, they will just do a line when someone is doing one at a party and that-s that.
I've gone through with drawls on some pretty hard stuff, but I've never stolen or sold any of my shit. I wouldn't consider myself an addict though, I can quit shit when I want to fairly easy, and even easier now than I could when I was younger.
Then you are disease free bro, you are just like some of my pals... I envy them... they do it socially and with impunity. I have never stolen but I have sold some of my shit... I also hustled and moved some drugs to get some drugs and $... I smuggled some drugs from Panama once... most unnerving 30mins of my life.
True, but when I was younger it was a lot harder for me stop.
I recommend you to watch "One of a Kind" on youtube... a biopic of Stu Ungar, arguably the greatest poker and gin player in history. He made millions playing poker and gin in the 80's and 90's, his nose collapsed due to cocaine abuse, literally crumbled, he had surgery, and started using too soon and collapsed again. Would you say he is stupid? He was a wise guy amongst wise guys.
Some here say that addiction is having a weak mind, weak minds don't succeed at poker or gambling in general, believe me.
You know how it must feel your nose crumbling? Looking yourself in the mirror? How can anyone do that for a little "pleasure"? He even says he didnt enjoy blow in the end no more he just did it to stay awake for the grinding!
Repeating an action that provokes you huge pain and suffering without any pleasure as a reward is definitely a sickening habit, something that must be disease-like. Have you ever had to go to take a shit just thinking about doing a drug? That's a direct physical effect derived from uncontrollable anxiety. I studied psychology, addiction is a disease.
Because the whole point is to place blame on an individual, thus judging them. That's the only motivation for taking a stance like that. I can say without a doubt it's a disease. I have a brother that is an alcoholic, and my other brother and I couldn't choose to be an alcoholic if we wanted to. Yes, it's a burden he has the responsibility of dealing with, but he didn't choose it.
