Comment on Researching alcohol interventions for a friend. I’ve seen more ads for alcohol than ever in my life

• Kikkertje@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Most alcoholics use alcohol to run from difficult, unprocessed emotions. I was one of them.

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• Stanwich@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  And weed helps…not advocating, just saying it helped.

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  • esty@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    i smoke as much as the next guy but at this point it would be replacing one vice with another

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    • Huxleywaswrite@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      But it’s replacing it with a much less destructive one, which can be beneficial

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  • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Different people react to it differently and for some it’s very positive. It may depend what the underlying stressor is. People who have chronic pain often respond well to THC/CBD.

    And it certainly has fewer ill effects than booze.

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• SIGSEGV@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Many of the programs recommend therapy first. No one wants to drink themselves to death, even though it feels like that sometimes.

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