Likely Drivers Which Lead To Addiction

**UniqueStranger** · 01-22-2015, 10:31 PM

I found this a quite interesting read. A different look at some of the factors that drives people to addiction.

Quote:Professor Alexander argues this discovery is a profound challenge both to the right-wing view that addiction is a moral failing caused by too much hedonistic partying, and the liberal view that addiction is a disease taking place in a chemically hijacked brain. In fact, he argues, addiction is an adaptation. It's not you. It's your cage.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-har...06936.html

**Octo** · 01-22-2015, 10:34 PM

I just read that article. It's very interesting. JR even posted about it in another thread

http://kritterbox.com/Topic-A-year-after...#pid218249

It's a good read for sure and definitely needs its own thread

**UniqueStranger** · 01-22-2015, 10:39 PM

**JayRodney** · 01-22-2015, 10:43 PM

I was tempted to give it it's own topic as well, but stuck it in the Colorado thread.
It's a great read and the establishment can just stick all the lies they tell us up their self righteous asses.
War on drugs...

**misterbumps** · 01-23-2015, 12:06 AM

Someone told me about how mice were given water with cocaine and a separate container of water without cocaine. Naturally the rats only used the water with cocaine in. Then apparently they tried it in a maze like structure with wheels and stuff for the mice to do and they were happy without the cocaine. Not sure if it's true. I think I might actually look it up.