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To: JimRed

Only the first use or so is a choice. Addictive drugs reshape the brain. Once addiction sets in, using is no longer a choice—it becomes a compulsion. And that compulsion drives people to do almost anything to feed the addiction. Furthermore, an addiction cannot be cured. A person can be “clean” for decades and lapse back into use.

Factors that feed into developing an addiction include individual genetics and potency of the drug. The best defense against becoming addicted is to avoid use in the first place.


26 posted on 01/21/2019 10:56:06 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom
A person can be “clean” for decades and lapse back into use.

Which involves a series of CHOICES. Collect the funds, find a dealer, purchase the junk, cook it and inject it, then try to hide your "high" from others.

38 posted on 01/21/2019 11:30:44 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: exDemMom
A person can be “clean” for decades and lapse back into use.

Which involves a series of CHOICES. Collect the funds, find a dealer, purchase the junk, cook it and inject it, then try to hide your "high" from others.

39 posted on 01/21/2019 11:35:54 AM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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