• datelmd5sum@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Here there’s roughly 200,000 people who use amphetamines recretionally and about 20,000 people who according to doctors have a problem with their usage. I.e. 90% can use them occasionally without an issue. For alcohol the number here is closer to 85%.

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      4 months ago

      some of us can handle our drugs just fine

      This attitude is what gets many people addicted to dangerous drugs. “I’m different, I can control it”. I’ve seen it a few times around me.

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        4 months ago

        Well, I seem to be doing fine. In fact my life by all metrics right now is better than it’s ever been.