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Hugh_Lebowski

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3. I'm also ambivalent about the thesis here

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:13 PM

Oct 2021

In fact I think it's always a mistake w/addiction issues to make blanket statements about 'causes'. It's too complex of a phenomenon for easy answers outside a very simplistic 'people want to feel different from how they naturally feel'.

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New Book: 'Dopamine Nation,' Overabundance Keeps Us Craving More [View all] appalachiablue Oct 2021 OP

This effect, and one other important one, are why opioids are so addictive ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #1

With excessive use of opioids and some other substances appalachiablue Oct 2021 #2

I'm also ambivalent about the thesis here Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #3