Current Events > It's hilarious when drug addicts don't know they're drug addicts

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I got a co-worker. Very clean cut girl. She is very anti drugs, of course. I eat this leaf called kratom and she clearly judges me.

But let's look at her. She drinks, and does daily anti depressents, daily Adderall, and a benzo (I think she said Valium) every night before bed.

I tell her, you know those are drugs. She denies it. "It's medicine. They make me function normally. Helps me get out of bed, otherwise I wouldn't be able to."

Right. You need a drug to get out of bed. You need a drug to stay in bed. Sounds like an addiction.

Funny how warped people are for this.
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la-la-la- mao
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I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

No true at all fam a lamb
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

LOL
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

This is literally a post on CE.

Literally.
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I mean well ya your both drug addicts. But shes dumb

MachoManSavage posted...

A proud wrestling Smark, because we know better than you.

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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

This can't be real
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ITT: if youre prescribed a drug and taking them to the prescription, youre a drug addict.

Only on CE.
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I actually agree with the 13 guy. Depression is no joke and antidepressants are usually the only thing keeping them from hanging themselves. It's yes it might be an addiction, the alternative is much worse.
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Your "leaf" kratom is a drug rapidly being banned and regulated in many states because it gets you high in normal doses and can be bought at places like GNC. It's like saying salvia is perfectly fine or tripping on cough syrup because it's legal, yet both can have a stronger effect than LSD if taken in large quantities.
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I'm like 99% sure you're trolling right now Skt but I've seen you say dumb shit before and be dead serious about it.
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

ITT: if youre prescribed a drug and taking them to the prescription, youre a drug addict.

Only on CE.

Being prescribed something doesnt stop you from becoming addicted dude.
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Duncanwii posted...

I actually agree with the 13 guy. Depression is no joke and antidepressants are usually the only thing keeping them from hanging themselves. It's yes it might be an addiction, the alternative is much worse.

Anti-depressants are addictive in the normal sense, or any sense really.

Opiates on the other hand are very different
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I mean, I guess youre technically right in that their body might eventually get physically/mentally addicted to the drugs, but TC is trying to act like hes all high and mighty over someone who might actually be taking their drugs as prescribed.

Are cancer patients taking cancer drugs addicts?
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

No. You can absolutely be addicted to drugs that you have a prescription for.
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Where can you get kratom? Just looked it up and seems pretty cool.
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Nomadic View posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

No. You can absolutely be addicted to drugs that you have a prescription for.

Show me where I said that she couldnt get addicted to them. I specified if shes taking them as prescribed its not that bad.

But of course, CE gonna CE.
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justaguy3492 posted...

Where can you get kratom? Just looked it up and seems pretty cool.

If it's legal where you live, a lot of places that sell vitamins and stuff like GNC or Walgreens. It's easy to order online also.
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean, I guess youre technically right in that their body might eventually get physically/mentally addicted to the drugs, but TC is trying to act like hes all high and mighty over someone who might actually be taking their drugs as prescribed.

Are cancer patients taking cancer drugs addicts?

That's very different. Not only is the opiod crisis specifically from over prescribing medication but addiction to medication has been prevelant for decades on decades. From patients to doctors.

This is about the most simplified version I could come up with but make no mistake, addiction to medication is one of the deepest conversations this country just doesn't want to talk about.

The worst part is the bolded. It's not even just the addiction, it's that we literally re-wire brains and it doesn't always improve patients (and it's hotly debated if the ones we help outweigh the ones we don't in the first place).
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

XD
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Zeeak4444 posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean, I guess youre technically right in that their body might eventually get physically/mentally addicted to the drugs, but TC is trying to act like hes all high and mighty over someone who might actually be taking their drugs as prescribed.

Are cancer patients taking cancer drugs addicts?

That's very different. Not only is the opiod crisis specifically from over prescribing medication but addiction to medication has been prevelant for decades on decades. From patients to doctors.

This is about the most simplified version I could come up with but make no mistake, addiction to medication is one of the deepest conversations this country just doesn't want to talk about.

The worst part is the bolded. It's not even just the addiction, it's that we literally re-wire brains and it doesn't always improve patients (and it's hotly debated if the ones we help outweigh the ones we don't in the first place).

Yes, I know a lot about drugs and their addictions and how they can effect the mind. I took a class specifically about it for one of my science credits in college (class title was Biophyscological Effects of Drugs and Alcohol).

I can see why people are all like LEL YOU CAN STILL GET ADDICTED, but of course the actual point whooshed over their heads.

If you want to get super technical, virtually everyone is a drug addict. Ever not feel right if you dont drink your coffee/get a caffeine fix? Drug addiction and youre an addict.
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Kaname_Madoka posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

XD

If you want to get super technical, virtually everyone is a drug addict. Ever not feel right if you dont drink your coffee/get a caffeine fix? Drug addiction and youre an addict.

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You misunderstand me. I'm not saying people aren't addicted to tons of shit, I'm addicted to my cell phone for crying out loud lol.

The problem is the people prescribing those medications aren't doing so with accuracy on top of our testing periods not encompassing nearly enough time to know lasting effects even over short periods of perscription. There's a reason people are disbarred, lawsuits happen against pharmaceutical companies, etc.

were not even scratching the surface either. Instead let's ask why you trust doctors and the FDA so much?
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Zeeak4444 posted...

You misunderstand me. I'm not saying people aren't addicted to tons of shit, I'm addicted to my cell phone for crying out loud lol.

The problem is the people prescribing those medications aren't doing so with accuracy on top of our testing periods not encompassing nearly enough time to know lasting effects even over short periods of perscription. There's a reason people are disbarred, lawsuits happen against pharmaceutical companies, etc.

were not even scratching the surface either. Instead let's ask why you trust doctors and the FDA so much?

Im not saying I do. Anything with opiates in it could be very dangerous in the hands of the wrong person (and likely lead to a heroin addiction sadly).

Im just saying that the notion of TC that his coworker is a drug addict, in a negative connotation, is a dumb thing to say if shes following her prescription.

I dont know how this is so hard to understand.
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Again, I bring back the cancer patient example.

Would you go up to them when theyre taking their cancer drugs and call them a drug addict with a negative connotation? No. Why should TC get a pass to do the same?
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well i take an anti-depressant every day so i don't blow my brains out or something. doesn't really make me feel like a drug addict.

to me a drug addict is the guy that's sucking cock for money to fuel his addiction.
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Cancer pills aren't prescribed with nearly the same frequency for one nor are they given to people who don't typically NEED them.

How hard is this to understand?
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Zeeak4444 posted...

Cancer pills aren't prescribed with nearly the same frequency for one nor are they given to people who don't typically NEED them.

How hard is this to understand?

Fine; someone on HIV medication. Or some other medication that is needed. Theyre not drug addicts in the way that TC means. Even if they NEED them, taking them with regularity makes you a drug addict according to TC.

The point that Im trying to make is that TC is being a dick for no reason to stick it to someone who might actually need their medication. Which is why Ive been operating on the hypothetical notion that maybe the person is perscribed the medication. My argument completely falls apart if they arent.

Like I said:

If you want to get super technical, virtually everyone is a drug addict. Ever not feel right if you dont drink your coffee/get a caffeine fix? Drug addiction and youre an addict.

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You keep using medications for things that are 100% verifiable.

Like I said you're clearly trolling and I must admit you did so very well. Had me going until that flaw stuck out.

Edit: I guess I should also clarify that there's a lot of nuance going on in my posts.
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Zeeak4444 posted...

You keep using medications for things that are 100% verifiable.

Like I said you're clearly trolling and I must admit you did so very well. Had me going until that flaw stuck out.

Edit: I guess I should also clarify that there's a lot of nuance going on in my posts.

Im just saying that if the person is given prescriptions and using them correctly (ie not abusing them), theyre not a drug addict in a negative way.

Just because I was prescribed and took Hydrocodones when I had my wisdom teeth taken out doesnt mean I was a drug addict. I took it very seriously and took them as needed. Did the same with the Valium given to me for my root canal.

Again, Im fairly certain I know more about this shit than most of CE. Obviously those in medical fields know way more than me, but I took a class on this shit.
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Imagine finding drug addiction hilarious
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Do you people think that people are abusing anti-depressants for fun
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Taking something everyday doesnt mean you're addicted to it. Being prescribed something definitely doesn't mean you're not addicted to it. So much fail in the OP and the response to it. My favorite kind of CE topic, where everyone is wrong.
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Kratom isn't too bad. I've tried it for stretches at time but financially it wasn't worth what I got out of it. No problem for people who use it though.

But yes, she sounds likes hypocrite
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tote_all posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

Im just saying that if the person is given prescriptions and using them correctly (ie not abusing them), theyre not a drug addict in a negative way.

Just because I was prescribed and took Hydrocodones when I had my wisdom teeth taken out doesnt mean I was a drug addict. I took it very seriously and took them as needed. Did the same with the Valium given to me for my root canal.

Again, Im fairly certain I know more about this shit than most of CE. Obviously those in medical fields know way more than me, but I took a class on this shit.

But you'd know that some of these drugs would cause dependency and withdrawal if taken for longer periods of time, so even if someone's Valium is with a prescription, you can still be addicted to it.

I mean, I guess youre technically right in that their body might eventually get physically/mentally addicted to the drugs, but TC is trying to act like hes all high and mighty over someone who might actually be taking their drugs as prescribed.

Yes, I know.
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tote_all posted...

literal_garbage posted...

Do you people think that people are abusing anti-depressants for fun

lol I don't think I've ever met anyone "abusing" anti-depressants.

Same. I put in the nuance part because I had a feeling this was coming. I was just trying to address Skt's initial statement I quoted.

There was a lot unspecified and unsaid for convenience reasons.
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Ving_Rhames posted...

Imagine finding drug addiction hilarious

Drug addict hate seems to be the new "thing" on this board.
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

Nomadic View posted...

sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

No. You can absolutely be addicted to drugs that you have a prescription for.

Show me where I said that she couldnt get addicted to them. I specified if shes taking them as prescribed its not that bad.

But of course, CE gonna CE.

No, thats not what you said. I quoted word for word what you said.
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Yo Kratom is seriously bad.
It's got horrible withdrawal effects.
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I have some kratom a friend gave me that I haven't got around to trying yet. I feel like there's no way I can swallow these capsules, they're huge
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blablablax17 posted...

Yo Kratom is seriously bad.
It's got horrible withdrawal effects.

It does have withdrawal. Sure.

But not anywhere near as bad as prescription opiates, benzos, and alcohol.

Kratom has also never been the sole cause of death in recorded history. Where as someone has died from alcohol or opiates since I started writing this.

Point is, kratom is addictive. Kratom does make you feel good. But coffee does both these things too.

Don't let propaganda of big pharma sway you.
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MachoManSavage posted...

blablablax17 posted...

Yo Kratom is seriously bad.
It's got horrible withdrawal effects.

It does have withdrawal. Sure.

But not anywhere near as bad as prescription opiates, benzos, and alcohol.

Kratom has also never been the sole cause of death in recorded history. Where as someone has died from alcohol or opiates since I started writing this.

Point is, kratom is addictive. Kratom does make you feel good. But coffee does both these things too.

Don't let propaganda of big pharma sway you.

I work for a rehab company.
Please do some research.
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

I mean if shes prescribed them, shes not an addict.

lmao
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Honestly I hate the taste of kratom it was never worth it to me. And I don't like swallowing large capsules.

Addiction is alot of things but hilarious is probably not a word I would use to describe it.
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