Drug Addicts: Drug Addiction Facts

Question: Are junkies/drug addicts selfish people?

(Posted by: ur_my_salvation on 2009-05-28 23:44:33)

Posted by: rachelle_inhighheels on 2009-05-29, 01:38:07

Duh....!!!! What would make you think that...? Just because they'd go to no end to get their "fix " - from stealing, hurting, abusing,conning, lying, cheating, etc Does that make them selfish..? These are all good qualities for honest and upright people, aren't they...? Wouldn't you just love to have people who go to these means to satisfy themselves as members of your family or close friends..? My philosophy on junkies and drug addicts is to jail them all on a remote island with no escape and just accidentally forget about them forever.. Rachelle In High Heels

Posted by: Jordan B on 2009-05-28, 23:48:47

That's a generalisations. And ALL generalisations are stupid.

Posted by: poptart on 2009-05-28, 23:49:19

Well of course. It's hedonistic to do drugs because it's solely for their own pleasure.

Posted by: Amre on 2009-05-28, 23:49:53

I guess so, But I dont think they turned to themself one day and said "ya know what! I think ill go get hooked on drugs today " But I dont know

Posted by: [cheryl] on 2009-05-28, 23:50:23

Whether a person is selfish or not isn't entirely based on what people stereotype them. It's not like they're selfish all the time. Everyone's selfish at different times. You have to get to know a person, despite whatever you think of them, to actually confirm whether or not what you think is true.

Posted by: gripper2 on 2009-05-28, 23:50:32

It depends on how many lives that are dependent upon theirs are being affected. If it is one or more, such as a child then yes. If there are none, then in my opinion, no.

Posted by: ϻαtt™ on 2009-05-28, 23:51:39

I don't think so. Of course they might be but I don't think being a junkie/ drug addict makes some one selfish. Lost, desperate, and weak minded maybe but not necessarily selfish. Addiction is something that can happen to anyone selfish or not. It can seem pretty selfish when they are hurting others that care about them but they still do it but addiction is a strong thing. I don't think most of them try do that. The addiction takes hold and they loose control. It's not entirely their fault. Nobody wants to be a junkie.

Posted by: apple picking on 2009-05-28, 23:53:57

Well it depends, because drugs can make people selfish. Once they are hooked, they will do anything to get that rush and feeling of being high, which makes them selfish in a way. Drugs can cause people to only think about themselves because all they can think about is how to satisfy themselves. Also drug dealers are kind of selfish, because they don't really care about anything but the money they are making.

Posted by: Femme fatale on 2009-05-28, 23:56:26

Sort of, though it depends on how they ended being trump into drugs.

Posted by: Movin to LA on 2009-05-29, 00:02:15

If u get hooked on them or die. It is their fault and their actions caused the catastrophe. Despite all the medical advice to not take drugs, and they still take a pill that gets them hooked and fucked up. This is entirely selfish. Drugs ruin families, take out much needed hospital beds, and is profiting to someone that doesn't care if one of their clients die from a pill or overdose. They are not necessarily selfish now they are hooked but when they popped that first pill that got them hooked, they were very selfish.

Posted by: Junior on 2009-05-29, 02:44:16

Unknowingly at times yes....it's a disease that must be cured.

Posted by: asianthunder102489 on 2009-05-29, 03:50:41

Let me tell you a little story: I've dated a recovering drug addict and I was so proud that he was getting himself clean. Throughout our relationship, I've bought him everything, like an engraved I-Pod for Christmas that said, "Ned n' Mark, 2gether 4ever, I love you! ", a teddy with a rose for Valentine's Day, tongue ring, ear studs, food, accessories, clothes, Hello Kitty blanket, pillowcase and clock, even the $100 security deposit to his house and guess what? He hasn't gotten me anything in return to show his appreciation. Another time I asked him could he buy me a book bag for school because mine broke and I had no money. You want to know what he said, "Oh I need to buy clothes because that's my first priority. " So I was like, "Let me get this straight, you could afford clothes and weed, but you couldn't afford a bookbag! " That made me mad. When he moved into his new place, he started smoking weed and blunts and drinking a lot, going to clubs and bars. I couldn't take it anymore of how he was unappreciative, immature, selfish, and disrespectful. A lot had happened. What I'm trying to say is that I don't think that all drug addicts are selfish, it's just the person themselves. I don't want to say that all of them are selfish because it would seem stereotypical. In my situation, it just so happens that I had to encounter someone who I thought was my real boyfriend, but he became a selfish and immature kid.