Alkies? Nice derogatory term. Can we ban this troll already?
Alcoholism is NOT a choice. It IS a disease, says the experts, scientists, and doctors. Why in the hell should we believe an internet nobody like you over the preponderance of science? We're not arguing opinions here. This isn't some stance of mine, or random thoughts. There are facts, then there are your ravings.
compulsive personality disorder and addictive personalities are a thing. Truth. Alcohol and cocaine both provide the same chemical stimuli to the brain. also truth.
I was an alcoholic once...it helped ruin my military career.
also shot $100 worth of meth in my arm every day for a couple of years.
my dad died from heroin overdose...while dear old mom spent 90 days in rehab.
eldest sister had a "********" business she used to by dope....bag ***** I believe is still an active term?
I have no doubts that addictions are a form of disease.
That being said, Bodha is not completely wrong on this topic.
One CAN choose to walk away. When you just play the sympathetic position that it is a disease and the poor bastard cant help it...you are enabling that disease by removing personal responsibility.
when I quit drinking, I suffered...it truly sucked. but I had made up my mind that being a drunk was not what I wanted for my life....so I "chose" to endure the suffering rather than making the "choice" to take another drink.
when I stopped shooting dope it was because I "chose" to stop shooting dope...again,..it was not what I wanted for my life.
My dad "Chose" to die by heroin. (evidenced by the fact he gave himself a hot shot and suicided by heroin)
My mom "Chose" to go to rehab and quit.
I have 4 brothers and 8 sisters...all of them have been either an alcoholic or a dope fiend at some point except for my baby brother...a few of them still are.
50 years of addiction experience has shown me that there has to be some sort of genetic pre disposition towards addictions. Because for some families its just that odd cousin who lives up state...while for others it is pretty much everybody.
My moms most recent fella, Bob...was a bit of a drunk. A functional alcoholic. Old dude drank a 12 pack every day. But booze didn't kill Bob. Leukemia did. Bob could have made the choice to walk away from alcohol had he decided too. Bob could not make the decision to walk away from Leukemia. His only choice was to die now,...or stretch it out and die later. He chose to die now rather than suffer through a few months of chemo.
disease or not. Genetic or not. Every addict makes a choice to get high, or to get drunk..is it difficult to decide not to? Sure...very. But it is still a choice and they can choose to not get drunk/high.
I have only seen it kill someone once
*edited to change what some may consider inappropriate words
