2007-03-14 04:54:42 · 9 answers · asked by David C 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Because you dont go into it saying Man I hope I become an addict. You do it for the pleasure of it the high and the next thing you know your hooked. Doing the drugs is your choice. At first its a mentality that you have to have it to feel good then it becomes physical when your body needs it to function. Thats why I have stayed away from drugs all my life. Okay I have drank on more than a few occasions but only at parties. Peace out....................
2007-03-14 04:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by powerliftingrules 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U kidding me right?
Sorry! please excuse my initial reaction.
Even though it was so eloquently explained by the many brilliant minds, that have answered you, to me "drug addiction is a choice" in this way: You can CHOOSE not to become "addicted" by not touching the stuff! On the real, though, "addiction" is a "result" of the "action"- "Choice".
Let me throw some synonyms at you for clarity:
ADDICTION: Compulsion, dependance, need, obsession
craving.
CHOICE: Option, selection, picking, choosing.
Two different words with two different meanings and "addiction" happens as a result of the "choice" to do the drugs.
Got it?
In addition to the grammatical clarity, Most negative results are not choices within themselves, but happen because of a negative choice. No one chooses to become an addict under normal circumstances. It is usually a product of some kind of influence, or circumstance.
Got it?
2007-03-14 05:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mamadisco 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only the first use of some addictive drug is a choice. After that, the drug itself takes over your mind at some point, and you don't have a choice anymore.
That's why you have to avoid that first use, at all costs. It's like stepping into quicksand. You might nevere escape.
2007-03-14 05:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by DinDjinn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drug addiction is a choice. Anyone who feels that they cannot control their drug use and that they are a "drug addict" can walk into a clinic and get help.
2007-03-14 05:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by sapphirafire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The choice is to use. Addiction is one of the long term effects or consequences of that choice.
2007-03-14 04:58:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drug addiction is no choice, but drug use is....
2007-03-14 04:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by Dusk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An addiction is an illness no matter how you look at it. They may have done it to themselves, but all addictions are treatable.
2007-03-14 05:01:10 · answer #7 · answered by Peach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Umm I actually believe it is a choice. Some people just arent as strong or smart as others....simple as that.
2007-03-14 05:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by Dirty Sanchez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get everything stolen from you by a crackhead, then you won't ask that question.
2007-03-14 05:00:08 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋