Quote Originally Posted by kry29 View Post
I did. More than try to, had my fair share and know LOTS of people that did as well. Out of probably an easy 30-40 I know one that claimed an addictive personality. You know why, because after 3 or 4 rehab stays they kept telling him that until he started blaming his problems on it. That wasnt his problem at all. He just couldn't handle drinking and partying without wanting to hit the rock. All the other people would all say the wrong crowd is why they did it, plus it was fun at the time. All of those people have moved on with some still smoking some pot.
I do have a question. If a person has an addictive personality, or chemical imbalance why arent they addicted to everything? Why do we have this view of addiction towards drugs and when somebody says they are addicted to volunteering for their church it's not viewed as an addiction? Could it be the same reason we are lied to like the drug companies do about addictive meds and such? The same drug companies making addictive drugs can make the drugs to break the addiction? Coincidence?
The answer to why they are not addicted to everything is the same answer as to why not everyone likes the same food, or the same color. Everyone is different and in addition the chemical imbalance which may lead them to easy addiction to one thing may not have an effect on a different substance. The receptors are different.

And no the same drug companies which make a potentially addiction drug making another which may help with breaking it is not a coincidence. It is what they do, a drug company making drugs.