(February 23, 2014 at 7:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I've used opium before and certainly didn't feel addicted after limited use. I think the addiction after a single use thing is a myth created by war on drugs types.
Not to downplay your experience, but opium is quite weak compared to other drugs like heroin, especially if you're mainlining it. The single use addiction is very possible under the right circumstances, like the person having a genetic predisposition to addiction.
And I think that only people that have never made mistakes in their lives should be allowed to use the "you did it to yourself, so you don't deserve any help" argument.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
