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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by maxerickson on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:21PM (#15193890)
There's all sorts of (arguably destructive/harmful) cultural behaviors that you could ask the same question about. Apparently the answer is that they are human.

I also wonder why you are so certain that video games are a substitute for drug use. Do you also not play video games?

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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by tabeth on Thursday September 07, 2017 @04:35PM (#15195457)
I'd love to play, but no time to spare. I mentioned video games because the OP mentioned how peer group effects are strong. If that's the case and is a proposed explanation for opiate use, why aren't these people playing video games instead. Of course they could just be doing them both.
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