Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Opening statement

Phil,
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In your opening statement you said you wanted to discuss drug addiction, but you only talk about welfare scams in relation to drug addiction. Therefore you set the tone, and the direction of the reader's thoughts.
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Now, you have clarified your position, but I'm still not clear about what your question is.
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Crack addicts know full well that crack is a bad thing in the overall picture. Do they know enough to stay away from crack? Yes. Do they stay away from it? No. So, why do they continue to go back and abuse it?
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I would ask you to go back and read my first response. I disagree with the premises you state here. People may be aware that OTHER people get addicted, but no addict takes any addictive substance with the full understanding that they will get addicted. And in a drug addiction the person's brain chemistry is altered. They want the high the drugs give them, and they value that more than any risk of addiction. After they take the drug for a while they may permenently alter their brains so that they can't experience happiness or satisfaction while sober/clean. Saying they "know better" ignores some very important factors.
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peace and love,
Paper Turtle
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PS--come to think of it, I'm not sure I really understand your intent. Do you want to discuss drug addiction, or do you want to discuss the political ramifications of drug addiction?
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PT

-- posted by paper_turtle