Addiction is not a disease

[iruinedyourday]

we should just shoot the weak people amirght?

like everyone here that plays this game is def weak and should be clensed.

this is the first place

I MIGHT HAVE TO OIL UP MY LEATHERS AND START CLEANSING CUS OP IS RIGHT

[Stasis01]

I'd say I have an addictive personality, and it's my fault not a disease.

The problem is when you cut everything out you start to wonder what's the point of even living.

Moderation is tough to maintain.

[iruinedyourday]

The truth is for a hundred years science and brillant minds have proven OP is just someone who plays an elf sim and isnt qualified to make these types of generalizations

BUT MY LEATHERS ARE OILED UP AND READY TO GO TO CLEANSE THIS PLACE CUS OP HAS GOT ME RAGING AT THE WEAKER PEOPLE OF SOCIETY AMIRIGHT?!

[Madbad]

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

im sippin on a protein rich, home made smoothie

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[AzzarTheGod]

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

people that tan every single day.

This releases natural narcotics (endorphins). It is considered an addiction by medical definition by any doctor who has read the literature.

Don't have the study off hand. They took 2 groups, one tanned for 8 weeks, the other did nothing.

They gave both groups naltrexone after the 8 weeks and monitored them closely for signs of endorphin withdrawal, and sure enough naltrexone instituted opioid withdrawal syndrome in only the tanning group.

Just thought it was funny you mentioned an actual activity that is proven by science to have the potential for addiction.

[AzzarTheGod]

Originally Posted by Stasis01 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The problem is when you cut everything out you start to wonder what's the point of even living.

This man has obviously been denied a good education.

Nihilism is the path of the know-nothing and the unevolved.

Keep asking the above as your guiding question in life if you want to be a huge loser, and a hair less primitive than a caveman.

[James_Joyce]

Addiction is initiated by bad decisions, but it's bullshit to say that something with crippling physical symptoms is in no way a disease. It's like saying a broken arm from wanton dangerous skateboarding doesn't count as an injury.

Nevertheless, another five-star thread from the SoRP.

[Filthy_Pagan]

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

Addiction is initiated by bad decisions, but it's bullshit to say that something with crippling physical symptoms is in no way a disease. It's like saying a broken arm from wanton dangerous skateboarding doesn't count as an injury.

Nevertheless, another five-star thread from the SoRP.

Saying addiction is a disease is like saying that skateboarding is a disease. It's a conscious choice someone makes, knowing that there are potential consequences. Don't do an addictive substance and you won't get hooked on it. It's as simple as that.


People don't do AIDS repeatedly until they have AIDS.

[AzzarTheGod]

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

Addiction is initiated by bad decisions, but it's bullshit to say that something with crippling physical symptoms is in no way a disease. It's like saying a broken arm from wanton dangerous skateboarding doesn't count as an injury.

Nevertheless, another five-star thread from the SoRP.

Would have totally agreed with this pals thread if he had set aside any opiate/opioid medicahshuns.

You could get into a huge war about physical dependence versus addiction though, and this semantics battle on the medical description of what constitutes either is still as hot a topic as it was in the 1970's.

On relevant forums this alone generates 100 pages worth of posts per thread on that argument alone. It gets so heated I'm convinced people have been punched in the face over it throughout history on both sides.

Thank god we are on p99. Blessed be the SoRP.

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

Don't do an addictive substance and you won't get hooked on it. It's as simple as that.

And when it is prescribed to an unknowing patient from assault/battery injuries, or a sporting accident, or car accident?

STAND DOWN FILTHY PAGAN.

[Filthy_Pagan]

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

we should just shoot the weak people amirght?

like everyone here that plays this game is def weak and should be clensed.

this is the first place

I MIGHT HAVE TO OIL UP MY LEATHERS AND START CLEANSING CUS OP IS RIGHT

Spoken like a true addict.

I'm not suggesting we kill addicts. I don't know how you came to that conclusion. I don't think we should waste time, effort, or medical supplies on people who overdose though.

Would you have pity for a crack dealer getting arrested for consciously choosing to sell crack? It's cause and effect, my substance abusing friend.