http://mindhacks.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-51188 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:34:46 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-51188 A bad doctor always blames his patients.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-21323 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:37:33 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-21323 It is very sad to see people struggle with a heroin addiction. Some people believe that this is something that an addict can just stop doing, but in most cases it is not. It is a disease that takes over their life and they need treatment and help from everyone possible in order to beat this addiction.Please do not ignore someone with a heroin addiction or any any other drug addiction, and get them the help that they need.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-7931 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:52:55 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-7931 Nice post, Vaughn. I read the Wall Street Journal article and it was indeed interesting. I especially found that part about how people who are trapped in heroin addiction can quit if they want to and with minimal help fascinating. In any case, I still believe that heroin addiction is something that should be treated.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-7930 Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:37:48 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/on-the-impact-of-heroin-addiction/#comment-7930 Nick Davies had two long pieces in the Guardian a few years back about heroin legalisation – arguing essentially that the problems from heroin addiction are consequent on its illegality, not on the substance itself.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,,506559,00.html
So, to be sure, if you or I found ourselves with a physical morphine addiction we’d probably get over it. This isn’t the same as implying that addicts lack the will to quit – the same drug doesn’t have comparable effects on two completely different individuals in two different life circumstances. How you judge from the outside the willpower of another is something that continuously confuses me as well. But I should read the WSJ article before babbling on any more…

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