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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by saagarjha on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @02:20AM (#17915462)
Again, I'm no expert on alcohol, but is it really medication? It doesn't fix the underlying issues (stress, chronic pain, depression, etc.) at all; it just masks them. I guess you could classify it as similar to a painkiller, but even with those there are usually limits to how much you can self-medicate yourself with.
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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @08:45AM (#17917379)
That's the point of self-medicating with it. Sure, it won't cure anything, but if you don't have access to the cures (shelter, steady food, medical care), masking is the next best thing.

And that is the entire point. Not having access to the things "normal" society does makes things different.

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