Post #3659625

2026-07-07 22:52 UTC

The drugs mess up your brain chemistry. Yes, they were in a bad place and did drugs. Being in a bad place didn’t make them engage in prostitution, break into cars, share needles, sleep outside, not brushing their teeth, not shower, etc. The drugs did that, and the drugs will keep them in that state until they hit rock bottom or die.

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@TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 23:33

I’m in no way saying drugs will fix problems (majority of the time), I’m saying drug abuse should be treated as a symptom and not a cause

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@dingus@lemmy.world 2026-07-07 23:51

Thank you for a sane take. So many people online seem to not understand the reality of things like drug addiction, alcoholism, homelessness, etc. None of these are quick fixes and all of these spiral into one another.

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@SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-07-08 04:25

Oh do fuck off with your holier than thou outlook. Signed: someone who was in that position, married to someone else who was in that position.

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@captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2026-07-08 18:41

Being in a bad place has absolutely resulted in plenty of people turning to sex work and sleeping outside. I’ve had to do the latter and considered the former, all sober. Yeah drugs can make the situation worse, but it’s really easy to be in a financially desperate position and turn to drugs to cope with what you’re having to do to get through it. The reality is that drug addiction, financial destitution, and homelessness are complicated and there are multiple categories of people in these positions. Drugs will often make the situation worse, and can be the incitement to the downward spiral, but for plenty the drugs are more of a symptom than a cause.

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