I do have drug problems

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Originally Posted by r00t [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

take drugs to stop using drugs

brilliant

this reminded me of something i saw a day or two ago: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0624173852.htm
FDA approval for a new drug use (for a drug that's already been approved) could take as little as two years... but in all likelihood it wont happen at all.

There are weird ways to trick your brain. Brain works with many "loops" and feedback mechanisms. For example, when you recover a memory, you "open it up" to modification. Imagine telling the story of a fishing trip, and you exaggerate a little, either consciously or unconsciously, about how big of a fish you caught. Next time you access the memory, the fish will in fact be a little bit bigger in your mind. When you retell it another time, you open up the box again, and will surely let everyone how big this sucker was! And that's how fishing tales go.. and the one telling it actually believes it (up to the bounds of reality). Basically whenever we access a memory, they are subject to alteration by a host of factors, and then repackaged.

If you can get a drug to interfere with a similar process for the desire for alcohol, then that sounds dandy. However... I doubt this would solve the other problems of withdrawal, namely depression/anhedonia. But it would stop the craving.

You as a human however.. are a bit smarter than a rat. Even though you don't have a guttural desire to drink you would still know it can make you happy for awhile. So it boils down to a sort of resolve anyway. I mean, I guess if you were taking this drug it would be because you didn't want to drink anyway and this would just be an aid. Sorry for rambling it's 4 am.