Dysfunction

I was reading a book review about the dysfunction of three families.

That got me to thinking and commenting. Let me repeat my comments here for your amusement. (With links added.)

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Alcoholism is a symptom of PTSD. Post Civil War it was called “the soldiers disease”. It got called PTSD after Vietnam. It is in part genetic in origin. And in part a response to trauma. It also causes other problems besides alcoholism.

Dr. Lonny Shavelson found that 70% of female heroin addicts were sexually abused in childhood.

Addiction is a symptom of PTSD. Look it up.

The NIDA says Addiction Is A Genetic Disease.

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And just like we were going to stop alcoholism with Prohibition, we are attempting to stop drug addiction with Prohibition.

Prohibition didn’t work. Prohibition doesn’t work. Because until you cure the underlying cause you will be stuck with the symptoms.

PTSD runs in families. It is genetic. Worse – it tends to concentrate because only people with PTSD “understand” each other. Abused children tend to marry each other.

In current America we do not deal with this. At all. Most people with PTSD can’t fix it on their own and those that don’t have it are disinclined to help because of the effort required.

Under the circumstances not persecuting them for their adaptations might be the best we can do.

It would certainly be much better than what we are doing.


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2 responses to “Dysfunction”

  1. Joe Katzman Avatar
    Joe Katzman

    It would, and technology may be about to force the issue.

    The problem is that fentanyl et. al. are being refined to higher and higher effectiveness levels. Which means corresponding drops in the amount you need to smuggle in.

    There comes a point where that amount drops below the “give up, already” threshold.

    But change takes time. What we have now is a rolling nullification campaign, with all of the uncertainty and confusion that entails. It’s generally the best way to bring major changes to a society, but it isn’t comfortable at the time.

  2. Simon Avatar

    Fentanyl is only in the market because milder opiates are unavailable.

    The Iron Law of Prohibition. “The stronger the enforcement, the stronger the drugs.”