Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a study shows

Re:Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a stud... by kaczordon on Thursday March 24, 2022 @10:36AM (#30790425)

People often turn to drugs when there are other problems in their life they can’t deal with. Drug abuse is not just about the physical hook.

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Re:Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a stud... by ionicgiraffe on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:14AM (#30791045)

Many people have never realized that self-destruction can feel liberating.

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Re:Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a stud... by ativzzz on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:54AM (#30791646)

The "liberation" from self destruction is more of a temporary numbness, a borrowed liberation from tomorrow, that disappears once the hangover starts clearing up. It's a false sense of liberation. Speaking from experience.

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Re:Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a stud... by ionicgiraffe on Thursday March 31, 2022 @12:52AM (#30863928)

I was not implying that that feeling was good or advocating for it. Just that that feeling appears, even if misguided, and we need to understand it to understand self-destruction loops

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Re:Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a stud... by sjg007 on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:44AM (#30791501)

There better ways to destroy one's ego than destroying the mind and body.

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Re:Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a stud... by bduerst on Thursday March 24, 2022 @12:20PM (#30792008)

People also turn to drugs because they were irresponsibly prescribed opioids and developed a chemical addiction.

This idea that addiction is something that only happens to people who "just can't deal with life" needs to die.

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