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Originally Posted by Zee
No, taking addictive substances is a choice. That's the point I and others I assume are trying to make, and that's where the lack of pity stems from. It's obviously sad to see somebody struggle with addiction, but I can also be unsympathetic towards them for making that choice in the first place at the same time. I am not an ignorant moron. She, or someone who loved her, could have at least tried, I think people were more interested in taking advantage of her by making money out of her rather than helping her. It is physically possible to remove yourself from harmful circumstances when you have the kind of money she had, if you really wanted to, by virtue of her not doing that, I therefore think that she didn't really want to quit and again, have no sympathy. It's just an ideological thing I think, people tend to have concrete views on addiction.
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Absurd. ''Taking addictive substances is a choice'' is an oxymoron. Once addiction to a drug like Heroin takes hold your body
demands it or it will get very, very ill. It's
possible to quit ... it's always possible to quit ... but your psyche also changes and deludes you into thinking that taking drugs is the best option.
That's why it's called addiction.
Think about that for a moment. I hate to sound patronising but it's so, so hard to understand unless you have been there.
Your mind changes. Your very own mind. You suffer damn near hallucinations. Delusions. Physical and mental cravings telling you that you
need drugs. Neurological quips that can override that small voice of sense.
Surely you also see the folly in saying she had a huge amount of money so she could have quit? A huge amount of money also means easier and faster means to get drugs.
I absoloutely agree with you on her family though. From what I understand they played a huge role in pushing her to drugs and keeping her there.