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an interesting TED talk on addiction
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 685422" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>I think it was a short talk and didn't cover all the issues... It was pointing out one important aspect. At least that is the way I took it. I though the experiment he talked about with rates and in an empty cage the rats went for the heroin laced water, but in the environment where there was a great rat park with lots of interesting things to do, and connection an they were did not go for the heroin water.</p><p></p><p>So to me I saw it as pointing out that people use drugs to fill a void, to feel a connection. So doing stuff where we make it harder for them to make connections does not work. That treatment needs to include creating connections not decreasing them.</p><p></p><p>So I think one of the reasons that AA works for so many is that it creates connections between people at meetings etc.</p><p></p><p>I don't think for most people, love and connection to your parents is enough in your life.... As you become a teen you need connections out side your family. So I didn't take the talk as saying anything about my connection with my son.</p><p></p><p>However I do think for my son his drug use relates to boredom, and to lack of connections and that includes to people to work to life interest.</p><p></p><p>And yes there is more to it than that.</p><p></p><p>TL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 685422, member: 15801"] I think it was a short talk and didn't cover all the issues... It was pointing out one important aspect. At least that is the way I took it. I though the experiment he talked about with rates and in an empty cage the rats went for the heroin laced water, but in the environment where there was a great rat park with lots of interesting things to do, and connection an they were did not go for the heroin water. So to me I saw it as pointing out that people use drugs to fill a void, to feel a connection. So doing stuff where we make it harder for them to make connections does not work. That treatment needs to include creating connections not decreasing them. So I think one of the reasons that AA works for so many is that it creates connections between people at meetings etc. I don't think for most people, love and connection to your parents is enough in your life.... As you become a teen you need connections out side your family. So I didn't take the talk as saying anything about my connection with my son. However I do think for my son his drug use relates to boredom, and to lack of connections and that includes to people to work to life interest. And yes there is more to it than that. TL [/QUOTE]
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