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Re:Cocaine Paraphernalia Ads in the 70s by systemvoltage on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @11:53AM (#29320105)
Deeply unpopular opinion here but I can attest to a few friends that sought help for Marijuana addiction. There is a whole community that's helping people get off of Marijuana: https://www.reddit.com/r/leaves/

I am fine with legalization of many drugs but one has to watch out for excess and lack of moderation. And the stench, I smell Marijuana in my apartment complex and it has sort of ruined a beautiful courtyard. I wish it was not so potent and people really need to be courteous (same with Tobacco).

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Re:Cocaine Paraphernalia Ads in the 70s by exolymph on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @03:13PM (#29322757)
There is also /r/Petioles for people who want to moderate their usage :) https://www.reddit.com/r/Petioles/
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Re:Cocaine Paraphernalia Ads in the 70s by gwbas1c on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @11:45PM (#29327001)
What does that have to do with cocaine? They're different drugs, don't confuse the two.
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Re:Cocaine Paraphernalia Ads in the 70s by beenBoutIT on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:35PM (#29335458)
The "addiction" doesn't have anything to do with particular drugs, it's an underlying flaw that can be triggered by more or less anything that's enjoyable enough and meets a few other requirements. Sex, gambling, food, eating one's own hair, huffing glue, cutting oneself, and the list just goes on.

Dependency on the other hand is a tangible scientifically provable phenomenon that can be cured in a matter of days for any drug. Cocaine dependency is no different from caffeine or nicotine dependency and is over after 3 days of abstinence.

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