Comment on why does alcohol stop my back pain but medicine doesn't?

• Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I laugh at your puny knowledge of the subject

  en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction

  Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences.

  neuropsychological disorder

  en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_dependence

  Substance dependence, also known as drug dependence, is a biopsychological situation whereby an individual’s functionality is dependent on the necessitated re-consumption of a psychoactive substance because of an adaptive state that has developed within the individual from psychoactive substance consumption that results in the experience of withdrawal and that necessitates the re-consumption of the drug.[1][2] A drug addiction, a distinct concept from substance dependence, is defined as compulsive, out-of-control drug use, despite negative consequences.[1][2] An addictive drug is a drug which is both rewarding and reinforcing.[

  biopsychological situation

  #A drug addiction, a distinct concept from substance dependence

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  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    despite substantial harm

    laugh at what now?

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    • Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      At your puny knowledge of the subject; conflating addiction and dependence, which I just proved to you — with sources — are two distinct medical concepts. Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder, and dependence is a biopsychological situation.

      Did you miss this part here:

      A drug addiction, a distinct concept from substance dependence

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