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<blockquote data-quote="Sister's Keeper" data-source="post: 686163" data-attributes="member: 20051"><p>This is what I was saying. That people who have a problem with addiction should stay away from mind altering substances, whether they are legal, or not. But people who do not have issues with addiction can, and do use marijuana and alcohol on a daily basis without increasing their usage or need, or without it having a grave effect on their lives.</p><p></p><p>I have never suggested that any one addiction is "better" or "worse" than another. Any addiction that is affecting your life in an adverse way is a bad thing, but these 2 drugs seem to be the ones that some people can use socially. I have never heard of a social crack smoker or heroin or meth user. It just doesn't seem possible with these drugs.</p><p></p><p>Obviously if someone is smoking pot or drinking to the point where they can't get their ass out of bed except to eat, or they can't keep a job because they are always high, and they are committing crimes to get it, then it is on the same level as any other drug of abuse. </p><p></p><p>I am most familiar with opiates. My sister, and the other opiate addicts I have met seem to have a nearly mortal fear of going into withdrawal. That is where I think that the crossover drug abuse occurs. If they can't get their D.O.C. they will substitute whatever they can get to try to stave off the withdrawal.</p><p></p><p>The odd thing, I find, is that there are addicts that only drink alcohol, but will not touch any other substance, yet the people who use other substances almost always drink if it's available.</p><p></p><p>I also think that alcohol is the true "gateway drug." If there is one. Again, only my opinion, but I think people that have the predilection towards addiction whatever their 1st drug they experiment with is going to be their "gateway drug." I think if they have the right combination of genetics and emotional/coping problems whatever psychoactive substance they experiment with, whether it's pot, or booze, or pills, or cocaine, it's going to be "the one."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sister's Keeper, post: 686163, member: 20051"] This is what I was saying. That people who have a problem with addiction should stay away from mind altering substances, whether they are legal, or not. But people who do not have issues with addiction can, and do use marijuana and alcohol on a daily basis without increasing their usage or need, or without it having a grave effect on their lives. I have never suggested that any one addiction is "better" or "worse" than another. Any addiction that is affecting your life in an adverse way is a bad thing, but these 2 drugs seem to be the ones that some people can use socially. I have never heard of a social crack smoker or heroin or meth user. It just doesn't seem possible with these drugs. Obviously if someone is smoking pot or drinking to the point where they can't get their ass out of bed except to eat, or they can't keep a job because they are always high, and they are committing crimes to get it, then it is on the same level as any other drug of abuse. I am most familiar with opiates. My sister, and the other opiate addicts I have met seem to have a nearly mortal fear of going into withdrawal. That is where I think that the crossover drug abuse occurs. If they can't get their D.O.C. they will substitute whatever they can get to try to stave off the withdrawal. The odd thing, I find, is that there are addicts that only drink alcohol, but will not touch any other substance, yet the people who use other substances almost always drink if it's available. I also think that alcohol is the true "gateway drug." If there is one. Again, only my opinion, but I think people that have the predilection towards addiction whatever their 1st drug they experiment with is going to be their "gateway drug." I think if they have the right combination of genetics and emotional/coping problems whatever psychoactive substance they experiment with, whether it's pot, or booze, or pills, or cocaine, it's going to be "the one." [/QUOTE]
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