10-29-2006, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tpter1  Mikey- I agreee about the bleeding-heart judges idea, but, I don't think that tougher laws are going to stop people from using.
B15- addiction is NOT because of weak will power. Addiction (physical) is because your body accustoms chemically to certain substances and becomes dependant upon them. It has nothing to do with will power, other than the will power to say no in the first place.
I do, however, agree completely with the idea that a doctor or pharmacist or someone needs to monitor your useage; again, because they are trained to know the limits of the human body, and how much can be helpful and how much can kill, and in what combination. And not everyone is going to have the same level of integrity and human decency as our freind Bandman. | I think Addiction is a matter of willpower. I wanted to take more pills when I was on them. It would have been easy to just take another one and the doctor told me not to be in pain. I remember going to work and my back hurt so I took a pill. An hour later my back still hurt so I took another one. The pain went away and I got high. It was a nice feeling. I felt really productive working (weather I was or not is a different question). Why not keep doing it? Because I had the willpower to stop! It was physically affecting me and it felt good to be high. When I didn't take the pills I would get in a bad mood. Taking a pill fixed that, so why not. The doctor said it was ok. After I had the operation on my back I had a lot of pills left over and I through them away. Why? Because I have willpower and the people that get sucked in don't have the will to say no. It is a decision! |
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