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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 688000" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>Are you asking me to define addiction in the clinical sense, or to describe it in my own way? </p><p></p><p>Addiction is more than physical dependency. People can be addicted to things that don't cause physical withdrawal when stopped. Addiction is a psychological thing. While it is usually associated with substances that cause physical dependency, that is not a requirment. Gambling addiction being the perfect example. One does now get physically ill once they stop gambling, but it is EVERY bit an addiction that heroin is.</p><p></p><p>I have no issue with pot one way, or the other. It is not as bad physically as alcohol, nicotine, or heroin. Somebody can be addicted to pot, however. When it stops being recreation, and starts being a coping mechanism, you are on a VERY slippery slope. Addicts do not function properly without whatever they are addicted to.</p><p></p><p>I know your son is not an addict, Li'l. He merely displays MANY of the same symptoms. It shows in his way of thinking more than anything else. I do not have experience as a parent, only as an addict. And I recognize behaviors that I myself display. Be it the cause of my addiction, or not. I am sorry if you think I am intentionally being offensive by comparing him to an addict. I am not. It is great that he isn't an actual drug addict. And you're right, he has the personality traits that make him much more likely to develop addiction. It sneaks up on you. I wasn't always an addict, but I was always at risk of becoming one. </p><p></p><p>There are those that are capable of using substances purely for recreation, without it ever becoming a real problem. The kind of people who can smoke a joint at the end of the week, or a few beers after work, etc. Then there are those like myself. It starts out recreational, but doesn't stay that way. My mother was a long time drug addict, and my dad is a useless, violent, drunk bastard. Me developing substance abuse problems was pretty likely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 688000, member: 20267"] Are you asking me to define addiction in the clinical sense, or to describe it in my own way? Addiction is more than physical dependency. People can be addicted to things that don't cause physical withdrawal when stopped. Addiction is a psychological thing. While it is usually associated with substances that cause physical dependency, that is not a requirment. Gambling addiction being the perfect example. One does now get physically ill once they stop gambling, but it is EVERY bit an addiction that heroin is. I have no issue with pot one way, or the other. It is not as bad physically as alcohol, nicotine, or heroin. Somebody can be addicted to pot, however. When it stops being recreation, and starts being a coping mechanism, you are on a VERY slippery slope. Addicts do not function properly without whatever they are addicted to. I know your son is not an addict, Li'l. He merely displays MANY of the same symptoms. It shows in his way of thinking more than anything else. I do not have experience as a parent, only as an addict. And I recognize behaviors that I myself display. Be it the cause of my addiction, or not. I am sorry if you think I am intentionally being offensive by comparing him to an addict. I am not. It is great that he isn't an actual drug addict. And you're right, he has the personality traits that make him much more likely to develop addiction. It sneaks up on you. I wasn't always an addict, but I was always at risk of becoming one. There are those that are capable of using substances purely for recreation, without it ever becoming a real problem. The kind of people who can smoke a joint at the end of the week, or a few beers after work, etc. Then there are those like myself. It starts out recreational, but doesn't stay that way. My mother was a long time drug addict, and my dad is a useless, violent, drunk bastard. Me developing substance abuse problems was pretty likely. [/QUOTE]
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