Certain classes of drugs with long term abuse fundamentally change the brain towards getting more of the drug.
It might not be too inaccurate to say "he's wired that way"
A strong will can break the hold. Just ask any ex-Heroin addict (there's at least one I know of but I'm not saying) - breaking the addiction is amazingly difficult.
But a weak will?
Never.
They're broken people who may be unfixable. Those who can be repaired may need life long management and a controlled environment. Enforcing such will limit human rights of the compromised addict and ex-addict.
Between the rhetoric of "punish the addict", defund societal help and "mah freedums!!!", comprehensive treatment and management of the deeply addicted will not happen.
It might not be too inaccurate to say "he's wired that way"
A strong will can break the hold. Just ask any ex-Heroin addict (there's at least one I know of but I'm not saying) - breaking the addiction is amazingly difficult.
But a weak will?
Never.
They're broken people who may be unfixable. Those who can be repaired may need life long management and a controlled environment. Enforcing such will limit human rights of the compromised addict and ex-addict.
Between the rhetoric of "punish the addict", defund societal help and "mah freedums!!!", comprehensive treatment and management of the deeply addicted will not happen.
Slave to the Patriarchy no more
