Are addicts weak people?

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Most addicts are as they are because they can't cope with reality. Many don't care to get help. Many don't care for their own health as long as they can shoot up. Many don't care who suffers as they feed their addictions willing to rob their own family members. Etc., etc., etc Everything about them says weak.
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tuvwxyz · Accepted Answer

In my experience, yes, as any of us are capable of being. Many overweight/obese people I know will judge addicts ("why are you doing this to yourself? You have so much potential!").

But, being of healthy weight, nor had a drug addiction, when I reply, "why are you destroying your body; society spends collective billions, far more than on health food, to destroy themselves, you have so much potential, why not just stop, and take care of yourself... or is it not that simple?"

Nearly every time, they either don't respond, or change the topic, as they're weak people whose egos have labeled themselves stronger (above) those they judge.

To anyone overweight/obese, you destroy your own body, and will likely continue to do so well after reading this, yet will judge an addict, not even realizing you're one yourself, just because you don't rob others to steal food doesn't make you weak.

To me, someone who spends money on garbage food that destroys their body, its ONLY benefit being an emotional reward, and with diet success rates, by this definition, the (increasing) majority of worldwide society must look in the mirror to realize they're weak, just like those they judge.

Again, in my experience, when I bring this to their attention, nearly always they're suddenly far less eager to continue the discussion, when it's no longer judging another, but looking in the mirror.

TheBigGuy9 · Accepted Answer

Some are, some aren’t. You know everyone has a Vice in life. I’d rather have someone I know that is an addict because at least I know where their skeletons are. Someone that has none of that can potentially be the creepiest if all. Those are the child molesters, killers, rapists, etc.

Now, more into the addiction. I was addicted for 5 years on opiates. At the end I was taking 56 a day of 5mg oxycodone. Quit in November 2009. Other than being given it in the hospital, I’ve never relapsed once.
Now, if you never get help or keep relapsing, then yes you are weak. You have no humility. You are lying to yourself that you cannot control your problem on your own.
Now, like in my case you can see that as someone who is able to go to the next level with things. My dad always told me that no matter what you do, always do your best. My only issue was I did that with drugs too.
But with work I always strive to be the best I can be. With family and friends etc. I’m really passionate in everything I do.

RingOfFire · Answer

They may or may not be "weak people." But the fact that they are hooked on a drug isn't about weakness it's about making a mistake and then being captive to a chemical substance that is physically impossible to escape. A physiological effect of narcotics is to create an overpowering physical dependency that few or no human beings can overcome. It's no different than receiving general anesthesia administered by a doctor before an operation. How many people can stay awake after that? Would you consider the patient weak if they were unable to stay awake? The physical effects of some drugs are impossible for people to avoid.

So you cannot call a persons ability to fight an addiction to a drug that has the property of addicting people who take it weak any more than you can call a person who loses consciousness before major surgery weak for not being able to prevent it.

I believe that addiction is hard to understand... until it happens to you. Then its outright simple.

Novacane · Answer

No being an addict does not mean they are weak, people are different, what some people can handle others can't and that's just how it is. We can't judge someone who is addicted to something when we are not the ones dealing with it. It's very easy to judge from the outside when we don't know what those people are going through. Some people just need that extra help and there is nothing wrong with that, as a community, we should help each other out. When I see an addict I usually think that at some point in their life they were just like me, so it can happen to anyone.

Miristheiss · Answer

For the most part I'd say yes.

Why?

Because they chose to start doing drugs to begin with. They chose to get themselves hooked on drugs. You don't get hooked on drugs unless you choose to start smoking, drinking, swallowing, injecting some drug.

The gray area exception is people that had some medical injury and were prescribed hard painkillers. I know some of them ended up addicts kind of accidentally because they were in pain and the medical staff prescribed these painkillers that can be addictive.

The rest of society that just felt like doing drugs and got hooked... yes, I consider them weak.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I know all about addiction my cousin been struggling with addiction for over 30 years and she is age 63 her memory is very poor and she constantly forgets things and blames stupid things like the housing environment or some stupid shit like the house got bad energy all kinds of crazy stuff... When it comes to her physical health illnesses she neglects her physical health but she lives for her addiction ( xanax, Klonopin , methadone yes the list goes on... Addiction is a sickness and no one can prevent people from it happening, they do find that Fathers who are alcoholics will have a
daughter with a drug addiction and I imagine this happens with others too

Almsalways · Answer

Addicts are not weak people!! Yes you must be ready and willing to get help but what most people don't know is that help is not readily available especially to individuals that don't have good top-notch private insurance if you don't have any insurance where are on Medicaid or any other government assisted health insurance there are not any programs that will just take you in off the street right away because there are so few facilities that accept those types of health insurance so if you want people to want to get help you should make it easy for them loosen your requirements of your facilities and make it where everyone can get help when they need help

Rennitenn · Answer

Im an addict. You would lose your mind if you went through half the s*** I went through. You talk that s*** but you would have lost your damn mind. You wouldn't have been able to handle it. Not most of you. Sorry but it is just the truth. There are some though that could handle it and then some. It's been a hellish ride but Im stronger for it. Going to say that I'm weak because I've been an addict. Hardly.

That's just not true. I'm not defending it. But it is what it is. it doesn't make you weak. I was never caught like somebody would normally be by chance and odds after a certain amount of time passed.

Usually a person is going to get busted about every 5 years or so. I'd say a dozen years you probably have a couple cases on average if you were hardcore user. I went over 15 years without any punishment. In the long run it was harmful to not be checked every so often. I would have changed my behavior in general.

jshm2 · Answer

You're not the rightest person, it seems and are rather weak.

Addicts can be anyone from doctors to billionaires, to international stars. There are varying vices they are addicted to, and they go through phases of rehab and relapse depending on circumstances.

Your small mind just imagines the movie trope of a decrepit crackhead stealing to feed his habit. When in fact your parents could be addicts and you would probably not know until too late.

averageguy4 · Answer

Take the most integral part of your life, be it using your phone, playing video games, or whatever else it might be and don't do it for 2 months. Try it, it's fucking hard. For addicts if they don't do what they've been doing their body will literally convulse, they feel physical pain, headaches, dizziness, its miserable. So no, I don't think they are weak. It really sucks to be trapped in addiction, but once it happens escaping is nearly impossible without a strong support group.

MCheetah · Answer

Yeah, they are. As are many people in life. Being weak in itself, isn't a bad thing, as long as you try to seek help to get better. The problem is, as you stated, many of them don't WANT to be better. That isn't weakness, as much as it is simply pathetic.

Not being healthy in mind and body isn't a bad thing, per se. The desire to not change IS the truly bad thing.

slatyb · Answer

Mostly it's just luck. Some people can try a drug and put it down. The crash is worse than the high. Some aren't so lucky and become addicted quickly. You are lucky you either have never been tempted or tried it and didn't like it.

zeitgeist057 · Answer

Nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine addicts are some of the weakest but no one calls them out since those drugs are legal. But it's just as much a lack of discipline as those who use heroin, meth, or cocaine.

InfobotLives · Answer

Most people are weak, full stop. Addicts just wear their weakness on the outside.

humanearth · Answer

I would say so for drug addicts, but what about other addictions that are not drug related. Like a Lingerie addiction. They can't help but buy new lingerie even if they dont need it or the book reader and so on

genericname85 · Answer

i wouldn't say that's generally true. i know some people don't really have a natural proclivity for addiction. to them, it doesn't require "strength" to not get addicted. therefore, for them it isn't a strength thing.

ManWithThePlan123 · Answer

Well someone is mad, nobody even commented yet and you are already talking to yourself.

bulletbob555 · Answer

I think they are weak to a point. So many are trying to forget their past. People should thank God they never had to to live in a completely dysfunctional family and had to experience the things they are trying to forget

sp33d · Answer

Yes, that what addiction does - weakens the mind. But you can't exactly call them "weak" if they're still able to accomplish all what you said.

kevyhanma · Answer

No they aren’t I can quit getting high or drunk whenever I want I choose this lifestyle because it’s the only bit of joy I have in this world they aren’t weak

supercutebutt · Answer

Yes they are :( They are the same as QAnon and Trumptards. Their brains are broken. Sad.

crazy8000 · Answer

Not necessarily. Might be self medication. Got used doing it. Different point of view. Escape reality.

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