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How do you separate that definition of addiction from psycological medication usage. Like someone with depression could feel the need to alter there state of being everyday with SSRIs, are they an addict? Same with someone with an anxiety disorder who takes Xanax, or someone with chronic pain taking oxycontin.
Addiction, in my view, requires continued use despite negative consequences, otherwise it's just dependence. If you're dependent on something that is neutral to or helping you live a good life, however you want to define that, then that dependence isn't a bad thing. This applies to people's relationships to both substances and other people.
Coffee is another good example, many people who drink coffee regularly will crave that first cup of the day, but it tends to help them work and accomplish tasks that they wouldn't otherwise do so it can be a good sort of dependence.
I think a distinction between dependence and addiction makes sense. Im not sure how people find this confusing, personally. People dont compulsively take ssris. Like, you dont run out early. If you run out of Xanax or oxy early, you are abusing it, and showing signs of addictive behavior. If you have extra at the end of the month, you probably have a somewhat healthy relationship to your medication.
The coffee thing shows either a contrarian attitude or a naive one. Im tempted to say, go do a bump of coke and tell me thats a similar animal. Its not.
There isnt really a fuzzy line here, its pretty clear to all involved that someone is an addict. When you cross the line from just a bad choice or two, to a consistent clear problem affecting your daily life isnt always clear.
Its the way if affects your life that matters imo. If you find yourself benefiting and not harmed, im not here to say you should change something. I've heard a lot of people say they needed the liquid courage of a drink to work, or speak in public though, so it's common to kid yourself about the negatives while focusing on the perceived benefits. Usually its, just letting loose at night or on the weekend, and the usage, or its consequences, leak into daily life. At the end of the road, there is no normal daily life, but at the start and for a time it can be hangovers or withdrawal due to limited access. When you decide its something worth addressing is up to the individual.
I have done coke a couple times, and idk if it was just bad coke or didn't take enough but I felt it was overrated. Didn't mix it with alcohol though which apparently enhances the effects but would say it's on a similar level to a high dose of caffeine. Like a bump of coke I would put on the same level as an energy drink. Maybe a line would make me think differently but I've only ever done bumps/keys.
This isn't to say I think all drugs are the same, I wouldn't put coffee on the same level as molly or alcohol for the high.
Sounds like not enough, or bad coke to me. There are a lot of people that are getting lidocaine with a bit of coke i think. It gets cut to stretch it but still makes your nose numb. I was getting 1g stones for a bit. That would make something like 10 100mg shots. IV. Enough to make you puke when it hits. And I would push it up to 200mg and have seizures. This isnt something people do with caffeine. There isnt a euphoria with caffeine just the speedy feeling. Id want another after a seizure. That much coffee makes me wish I had a cup less, not more.