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I find it really funny when people say they can quit pot/drugs as a defence for it as they continue to say "I have been off and on for about 3 years". If you really wanted to quit why do you keep getting back on it? If you quit cigarettes that means you stop. You don’t say well I stopped for a year but I went back on it.
That's one of the problems with having a addiction. If a person is in denial then they won't see themselves as having a problem and nor will they try to get help.
People develop a strong sense of denial with addiction. I don't know how this is humorous though, so I voted no, its not normal. But maybe you just have a different sense of humour to me.
Yeah, like that time I ate pizza and was like 'Woah" and I couldn't stop. Then there was sketti--- Now I just can't stop eating food! I can't live without it! Gimme your sammich. o.O
I know what you mean. It's a cop-out to get people off one's back though. Either you're bitching too much at people for their decisions, in which case of course they're going to tell you whatever they can to get you to stfu, or they're preemtpively defensive because they know that what they're doing is wrong and they do feel ashamed of it.
Generally, when people say that, they know that they lack control over their addiction and that it's an addiction but they're in denial of the fact. It's an unwillingness to own up to one's decisions and actions (instead of saying "Yeah, I smoke." and owning it, period).
Well some people I see using this will use it in a argument. sometimes a argument they start. Like if someone say "I do not believe in smoking or drugs" They will say "but it is good for you. It is not addictive. I can quit whenever I want. I have been doing it off and on for so long. Doctor says it is good for me". Which stating a doctor approved it might add to the claim. However saying "I have been on and off so it is not addictive" is not helpful to the argument.
Well you're right, it doesn't add any credence to the argument, although I do not believe that there is no such thing as a non-addictive anything but that's just me. Saying that something isn't addictive because you're not addicted to it is anecdotal evidence. I have a hard time respecting anecdotal evidence as an argument unless it truly CAN accurately represent a good number of experiences and has a definite truth value ("Heroin is very addictive, I got addicted the first time I used it"). Anecdotal evidence can add context to an argument but shouldn't be the argument. Physiologically heroin addiction can be proven. Adding experience to the equation can strengthen an already good argument.
You know what I'm saying? I'm rambling.
I don't find it very funny at all. Addiction is a very painful thing and of course everyone wants to believe they can quit, but it's a lot easier said than done. Yes it's an unrealistic approach, but at least it's implying a desire for change. A lot of people lack the support group they need to really make the change, and I have mixed feelings about the AA methods. (making people admit they're not in control of their addiction and turning it over to a higher power? Seems kind of escapist and not really the best way of empowering someone to stay clean)
Though I have heard people say that and mean it. Not everyone who does drugs is addicted, and I do know plenty of people who use and party responsibly and can and will do quit for long intervals and take breaks with no negative side effects. But if you're using something responsibly, aren't addicted and it's not negatively impacting your life, that's a totally different story. ;P
That being said, I'm only a proponent of RESPONSIBLE use by adults who know how to moderate their behavior. Seen a lot more dumbassery than responsible use among way too many people around my age. This is probably why most of my rave friends nowadays are in their 30s.
Yes, I agree with what everyone here has said. I also would like to concur to the distinction you made: someone who gets drunk every weekend/every other weekend in college but still manages their life can rightfully say "I can stop whenever I want" without contradicting themselves. Certain people enjoy a lifestyle in which themselves and their friends use recreational drugs in moderation, and just because they don't want to give up that lifestyle does not mean that they are addicted.
That being said, addiction is phenomenal. Its effects are so nuanced from person to person, nobody really understands what each addict is experiencing. Not even the addict, really. Its interesting as hell in an extremely dark way, coming from someone who can say he is an addict and knows many addicts.
I do not think addiction is funny. I think the argument is. I never said addiction was good for anyone. It is not funny at all. It is a very sad thing to happen to people.
I smoke every single day and I drink on almost all weekends. I don't think I'll ever quit smoking. It's so goooooooooooooooooooood.