Education And Addiction

[nailit]

Following on from the replies on another thread...
Does education prevent addictions?
Educate all you want. We all know that
Drinking rots the liver,
Smoking rots the lungs,
Drugs rot everything,
Gambling splits up families,
Porn causes conflict with ur partner,
etc

Remind me again, just how does education prevent addictions?
I missed it!

[pixie374]

It doesn't...

[Rockrose]

Nope I consider myself well educated and have at least 2 addictions!

[Buenchico]

To the best of my knowledge, nobody has ever suggested that education will ever prevent all cases of addiction. The aim has to be to minimise the numbers of people succumbing to such addictions and there seems good evidence that such an aim is largely achievable. (e.g. if you teach kids about the dangers of smoking, you won't stop all of them from taking up the habit but you will prevent many of them from doing so).

[gness]

Nailit..... I was unsure whether or not the post about the uneducated meant those who had had a poor education or those who were not educated about the danger of addiction.
Either way it was a pretty uneducated post.

You and I both know that neither having had a top notch education nor being educated about the perils of addiction will have any effect on those who become addicted to the things you have listed.

[pixie374]

It may be possible to prevent a few from starting an addiction, although the likelihood is that they will start a different one instead. Addictive behaviour is inherited from parents mostly. Occasionally, people may be triggered to start... but not because they believe it is healthy. Usually, just the opposite.

[gness]

Darn! Don’t you just hate it when folk post that they have two addictions and you only know what one of them is! ;-)

[nailit]

//Addictive behaviour is inherited from parents mostly//
Interesting thought Pix. Any links?
Got to say that both my parents were sober as judges. Dad drank a little once a week, mum may have had the occasional G&T. Dad smoked but gave up. Neither had any addictions that I could point to.
Im the black sheep with an alcohol problem tho (other addictions in the past...mostly prescription type drugs, benzo's etc).
Any links to look at would be appreciated tho. Thanks

[nailit]

Got to be honest here.
Im struggling my tits off with alcohol at the moment.
I swear, if it was invented today, it would be a class A drug.

[Tilly2]

Go to evening classes, Nails. That might stop you drinking. :-) As if...

[pixie374]

I can have a look for you, nails x this is something I learnt about before the internet was invented though. It wouldn't necessarily be obvious in your parents, but it is a part of your brain/ character, which can make you a lot more susceptible than others x

[pixie374]

This is just the first I found, 50% inherited and 50% poor coping skills...
https://www.addictionsandrecovery.org/is-addiction-a-disease.htm

[ummmm]

My dad was a gambling addict, smoker and drinker (although not an alcoholic)

I do think education works. My mate was a heroin addict. That's all the education my children needed.

Alcohol, smoking, drinking....I think people don't think they'll get addicted...or would be able to stop easily.

[nailit]

Cheers Pix ;-)

[Rockrose]

Lol Gness

[ummmm]

Nailit - have you done any damage to yourself through drinking?

[Rockrose]

Are you on medication nailing?

[nailit]

Just want to say that this idea that if you were educated around XYZ that you therefore wouldn't commit XYZ is the most ignorant/stupid remark that Ive ever come across.

[nailit]

//Nailit - have you done any damage to yourself through drinking?//
My last blood test showed that my liver levels were somewhat not what they should be ummm but not to bad considering.

//Are you on medication nailing?//
Tramadol, and just been prescribed sertraline RR.

[Rockrose]

Nailit can you reduce your alcohol intake to a more acceptable level with that medication?
I don’t mean giving up entirely just reduce

[johnny.5]

have you guys seen this ?
https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?language=en