Well, that was the line during prohibition…
I believe that even heroin addicts don’t want to be heroin addicts. I also believe that smokers don’t actually want to be smokers (based on my experiences as an on-off smoker and what I’ve learned from other smokers).
I think feeling good doesn’t have jack to do with it. Addiction just does nasty things to your brain. It certainly screws with your ability to make sensible decisions.
New ones:
“Crazy ex-wife” is redundant.
“Murphy’s Law” doesn’t describe the unusual.
Talking about a couple different things here:
- Affect of heroin: it’s a depressant, so depressants do all kinds of nasty things to your nerve endings.
- Nicotine: nicotine is a stimulant, but it’s considered in a class by itself. It’s not so much that nicotine makes people feel good, but it stops them from feeling withdrawal when the amount of nicotine drops. In a way, nicotine resembles a depressant more than a stimulant, in that you have to keep taking it to avoid feeling bad.
- Addictive Personality: It’s no longer in the DSM of psychiatry, but usually if someone has an addictive personality, they can become addicted to anything, e.g. tv, internet, heroin, etc.
I’ll pass.
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