Has anyone had an experience with addiction?

[silver 2039]

I only smoke weed and thats impossible to be addicted to. I drink vodka and other alcohol too. I despise beer though. But really you can't get physically addicted to either of them.

 

[mrt144]

I only smoke weed and thats impossible to be addicted to. I drink vodka and other alcohol too. I despise beer though. But really you can't get physically addicted to either of them.

shows what you know about addiction.

 

[imperfect.la]

Not enough research has been done on weed to show whether it is addicting physically, but a great consensus shows it is not addicting physically. However, it is mentally addictive. Is that better, or worse?

 

[silver 2039]

shows what you know about addiction.

Shows what you know about weed.

Not enough research has been done on weed to show whether it is addicting physically, but a great consensus shows it is not addicting physically. However, it is mentally addictive. Is that better, or worse?

Better. Its easier to break an addiction if its mental since all that takes is mind some power, while if its physical addictive it will get into withdrawal symptoms and other such unfortunate things that make it even more difficult to quit.

 

[holy king]

have you really just said alcohol is not physically addictive, silver?

 

[silver 2039]

have you really just said alcohol is not physically addictive, silver?

You become mentally dependent on it not physically. Its totally your choice, it doesn't make your body crave it or anything.

 

[Masquerouge]

You become mentally dependent on it not physically. Its totally your choice, it doesn't make your body crave it or anything.

Now that's completely wrong. You become physically dependent on alcohol. And worse, alcohol is one of the very few drugs whose withdrawal can kill.

Alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol differs significantly from certain other drugs in withdrawal as it can be directly fatal. Sedative drugs (e.g. Valium; sleeping pills) can produce a withdrawal that is similar to alcohol. While it is possible for heroin addicts, for instance, to die from other health problems made worse by the strain of withdrawal, an otherwise healthy alcoholic can die from the direct effects of withdrawal if it is not properly managed. Heavy consumption of alcohol reduces the production of GABA, which is a neuroinhibitor. An abrupt stop of alcohol consumption can induce a condition where neither alcohol nor GABA exists in the system in adequate quantities, causing uncontrolled firing of the synapses. This manifests as hallucinations, shakes, convulsions, seizures, and possible heart failure, all of which are collectively referred to as delirium tremens. All of these withdrawal issues can be safely controlled with a medically supervised detox.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism

 

[silver 2039]

Ok fine.

But weed isn't.

 

[holy king]

no weed isnt, but watch that alcohol, i mean it...

 

[mrt144]

Ok fine.

But weed isn't.

i was splitting hairs. weed is impossible to get addicted to, which was the claim. you made no mention of whether it was impossible mentally, psychologically etc.

 

[silver 2039]

i was splitting hairs. weed isn't impossible to get addicted to, which was the claim. you made no mention of whether it was impossible mentally, psychologically etc.

I very clearly did

I only smoke weed and thats impossible to be addicted to. I drink vodka and other alcohol too. I despise beer though. But really you can't get physically addicted to either of them.

 

[mrt144]

if you cant get physically addicted you could still get mentally or psychologically. why did you omit that?

 

[silver 2039]

if you cant get physically addicted you could still get mentally or psychologically. why did you omit that?

Aren't mentally and psychologically the same thing?

And I consider being physically addicted to something worse than being mentally addicted, since when mentally addicted, it's mostly a matter of how much willpower I have to quit.

 

[mrt144]

Aren't mentally and psychologically the same thing?

And I consider being physically addicted to something worse than being mentally addicted, since when mentally addicted, it's mostly a matter of how much willpower I have to quit.

thus you obviously don't understand the concept and physiology of addiction.

and yes, people use psychological and mental interchangeably, but I think, personally there is a difference between the two which hinges on whether or not there are actual brain chemistry changes that influence your continuation of addiction.

 

[emzie]

Better. Its easier to break an addiction if its mental since all that takes is mind some power, while if its physical addictive it will get into withdrawal symptoms and other such unfortunate things that make it even more difficult to quit.

Not true at alllllllllllll. If you have the will power, you can get through withdrawal. If you are too depressed to see you don't need a chemical, you will not beat it.

 

[Fifty]

my momma died of alcoholism when I was in 6th grade, and I'm addicted to having cyber sex with perfy.

 

[Che Guava]

my momma died of alcoholism when I was in 6th grade,

I'm really sorry to hear that.

and I'm addicted to having cyber sex with perfy.

and I'm REALLY sorry I heard that

Not to bring up a sore point (and just ignore this if you want), but how is your friend with his own addiction problem doing?

 

[Fifty]

I'm really sorry to hear that.

Yeah, it sucked. On the one hand, having her death slowly come for several years prepared me for the actual moment such that I wasn't immediately devestated. On the other hand, I saw wayyy too much horrible stuff in those years. It also gave me a keen appreciation of the difference between "average habitual drug user" and "gonna die from it drug user".

and I'm REALLY sorry I heard that

Sorry that you haven't been invited to join? Or are you just an evil jerk who hates to see me and Perf happy!?!?!??!?!?!?!!??!?!?

Not to bring up a sore point (and just ignore this if you want), but how is your friend with his own addiction problem doing?

I'm not sure. After consulting with his brother, I'm afraid there is little if anything that can be done unless he decides that he wants to help himself.

 

[Che Guava]

Yeah, it sucked. On the one hand, having her death slowly come for several years prepared me for the actual moment such that I wasn't immediately devestated. On the other hand, I saw wayyy too much horrible stuff in those years. It also gave me a keen appreciation of the difference between "average habitual drug user" and "gonna die from it drug user".

A good distinction to be able to make....

Sorry that you haven't been invited to join? Or are you just an evil jerk who hates to see me and Perf happy!?!?!??!?!?!?!!??!?!?

Your internet love contravenes the sacred laws of the Holy Potato. May you both burn in boiling vegetable oil and have your souls salted for eternity!!!

I'm not sure. After consulting with his brother, I'm afraid there is little if anything that can be done unless he decides that he wants to help himself

A tough decision, but probably a good one. I hope for you both that he makes it

 

[Gainy]

silver mate, without any intentions of being rude: you're a idiot(/adolescent). It seems like you're arguing a point to justify something to yourself -the irony being you're not actually having a discussion with anyone. yeh man there's nothing wrong with smoking weed, all u need is love, peace yo.

Sry but i still havent had the chance to read ur story (super cool ) but I think the hard drugs -ie cause-ers of physical withdrawal- are not necessarily any worse than the soft ones. I'd say an addict is an addict irrespective of the doses u take. What does seem to matter is the level of social acceptability of ur drug, alcohol, weed, computer games blabla. escapism is evil x