The real driver behind most drug use is pleasure, not dependence
Drugs discourse almost always fails to discuss drug-related harms in the context of drug-related pleasure
The Guardian (UK)
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Harm minimisation, harm reduction, drug-related harm, drug overdose, addiction: these are the dominant narratives that are used when we talk about drugs. As doctors we diagnose those seeking treatment for many drug-use problems as having an illness. But the discourse almost always fails to explicitly and openly discuss drug-related harms in the context of the real driver behind most drug use, which is not dependence, but drug-related pleasure. Most people who use drugs do so without encountering significant harm and make sensible decisions around their use of drugs. (See also: Internet drug dealing on the rise, survey finds)
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