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UltimaterializerX posted...

A lot of those questions about heroin addicts made me uncomfortable, because the first question about them is 'do you agree they have no control over their impulses'. Of course an addict has little to no control over an impulse. It's the very definition of addiction. But then the survey goes into whether or not everything wrong in an addict's life is their own fault or not, even though we answer that in the first question.

You have a choice up until the first time you try something. Past that, it's veeeeeeery hard to blame the addict. They need help more than blame.

I think that was the point -- measuring people's assumptions of addicts against where they purport to be politically. A lot of people are overthinking it here because yes, it IS supposed to be about your assumptions/biases, even or especially if you have no firsthand knowledge.

My cousin's mother (second cousin?) has an opiate addiction. Don't know if it's heroin or not, but it's horrible. I've had to rescue my cousin once due to the company her mom was keeping... it's such a horrible cycle. I'm always worried we'll find out she OD'd at any point.

Also, did it, in case that was in question.
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