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Topic	I don't know ANY dogs that are drug addicts
Doctor Foxx 11/05/17 5:35:40 PM #14:	GunslingerGunsl posted... Doctor Foxx posted... GunslingerGunsl posted... There is a study in which lab mice were addicted to cocaine and died because they chose that over food/water. Just something to think about. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-real-cause-of-addicti_b_6506936.html when they are given a large environment with many other rodents to socialize with and activities to do, they intentionally ignore drugs to be social addiction stems from isolation and escaping low quality lives Interesting. Sounds like further evidence that supports psychosocial interventions for drug addiction. I'll read the whole thing right now. Obviously lab mice aren't a perfect comparison for humans but we can learn a lot from them. it's a really great read, and the understood model of addiction is changing. It's not just chemicals or we couldn't have gambling addicts, porn addicts, etc. We'd also have nearly everyone given prescription opiates hooked but people that use medication as directed for pain do not turn to addicts. This is also why decriminalization/legalization is so vital: when we ostracize and penalize addicts it further separates these people from society and any possibility of having a fulfilling life, and makes addiction issues so much worse. --- Never write off the Doctor! <cite>Doctor Foxx posted [p:889823096] in I don't kn... [t:75958663]...</cite> <quote><cite>GunslingerGunsl posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Doctor Foxx posted...</cite> <quote><cite>GunslingerGunsl posted...</cite> <quote>There is a study in which lab mice were addicted to cocaine and died because they chose that over food/water. Just something to think about.</quote> https://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-real-cause-of-addicti_b_6506936.html when they are given a large environment with many other rodents to socialize with and activities to do, they intentionally ignore drugs to be social addiction stems from isolation and escaping low quality lives</quote> Interesting. Sounds like further evidence that supports psychosocial interventions for drug addiction. I'll read the whole thing right now. Obviously lab mice aren't a perfect comparison for humans but we can learn a lot from them.</quote> it's a really great read, and the understood model of addiction is changing. It's not just chemicals or we couldn't have gambling addicts, porn addicts, etc. We'd also have nearly everyone given prescription opiates hooked but people that use medication as directed for pain do not turn to addicts. This is also why decriminalization/legalization is so vital: when we ostracize and penalize addicts it further separates these people from society and any possibility of having a fulfilling life, and makes addiction issues so much worse. --- Never write off the Doctor!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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