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Originally Posted by speeder
I realize that this board is simply a cross section of people and that many non-addicts do not understand addiction. It is antithetical to normal thinking to be so self-destructive.
I can help out with one aspect, though. It has nothing to do with intelligence and PSH was far from "an idiot". In fact, I'd be willing to bet any amount that he was smarter than the person who made that remark. There is absolutely no correlation between intelligence and addiction. Thinking that there is, however, is a sign of pretty extreme ignorance on the subject at the very least. This is not open to opinion. It's a very well researched field of study.
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Agree and actually I has been my experience that some very smart and gifted folks get into drugs and really can't stop ever. Feeling a serious good high is tough to ignore, doing it repeatedly smacks of a drive (like sleep and sex or food).
The ability to create art (music, acting, etc...) or spit back data or solve problems or recite or interprete history are all gifts yet those that are really good at those things seem to get off on their talents and even more so when others recognize it and they don't want the feeling to end. Getting high gets you there as does getting drunk.
Its not self defeating like we want to think. Many talented folks who get a taste for it are plenty sorted out with confidence. It just feels really good.