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Re:Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs by dclowd9901 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @09:29PM (#36965792)
I think your premise (that folks suffering addiction _don’t_ feel shame) may be incorrect. I think the addiction is more powerful than the shame.
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Re:Oregon Decriminalized Hard Drugs by dminor on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @01:06AM (#36967164)
Indeed, if you talk with people in recovery about what they felt during their worst moments, they overwhelmingly mention shame.

Unfortunately our instincts about addiction lead us pretty far from the realities of addiction, as OP demonstrates.

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