Comment on I don't get how people can become depressed, when we live in the century of Fentanyl, easy access to alcohol and amusement arcades.

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Dasus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Abuse of any psychoactive drug on the regular leads to depression.

That’s a biased generalisation.

While abusers of psychedelics are rare, they’re generally manic and psychotic moreso than depressed.

Yes, depression can be caused by any addiction and abusing stims can cause a lack of neurotransmitter due to exhausting the resources for the body to do so.

It’s a bit different than using something that’s a direct depressant though.

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