I really need to clarify my standpoint on this matter. I think that it is great the this person is taking responsibility and trying to get off the drugs. I know how difficult it is to admit to having the problem and I know how hard it is to give up. I spent most of my high school career stoned (which nearly cost me my life...and still affects my health today). I support any and all efforts that are taken to rid oneself of addictions, be it drugs, cigarettes or whatever.
That said, I dislike the notion that addiction is treated like a disease. A person can choose to stop at any time whereas you cannot choose to stop having Hepatitis. I know that stopping is hard and that there is a lot more to it than a simple choice, but the reality is that a simply choice is what is needed.
Anyway, I'm sure that I come across as a hard@$$ shooting the guy down but that is not my intention. This person comes across, (at least to me) as an arrogant know-it-all and I am shooting down the attitude that I perceive, not the intention to give up taking drugs.
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