Armenians Addicted To Drugs
#41
Posted 02 January 2004 - 05:41 PM
#42
Posted 02 January 2004 - 05:44 PM
I am more familiar with the situation in Armenia in this respect. I personally would not call it a "huge" problem, but I think that the drug problem is getting alarming size. It is a little different in Armenia as the law enforcement agencies are tougher generally speaking. If somebody is cought smoking one of 2 things are to happen. 1) the person bribes the police and gets away, 2) the person doesn't have mony to bribe, so he goes to jail (either way he gets beat up upon arrest, but that's a different issue). Here in the US, in many instances people are not arrested or are set free if the crime is just smoking. So, in Armenian it doesn't have to be addiction to be considered a problem.
In recent years many youths have been smoking "plan" as they call it. This trend is growing, and that is what I find alarming. Why? Because it is not a mere recreation. It may entail huge financial and family problems. Buying is not cheap, and if you are caught its a lot of money by Armenian standards.
The other thing is, the age group of "plan" smokers is increasingly becoming younger. So after school instead of thinking about a job, career, etc. increasing number of youths are doing this stuff on a regular basis and becoming useless people with no future, and creating big problems for their families.
#43
Posted 02 January 2004 - 06:02 PM
as to the "huge problem among armenians" i have not experienced or heard such--no one in my family or friends has or has had such a problem--most people i know share the same views as i about drugs...but i ca see what one would mean by that...because of who you are exposed to in your environment and what you see going around yuo in schools/parties or hear about...its probably just overgeneralization...
Edited by angel4hope, 02 January 2004 - 06:02 PM.
#44
Posted 02 January 2004 - 06:14 PM
#45
Posted 02 January 2004 - 06:27 PM
Well, not really. Not all the time. Some substances have physiologically addictive qualities. Cigarettes, for example are highly addictive - on a purely physical/chemical level. Mood-alteration in general can be easily addictive (this however is more likely psychological in nature)
But this is off-topic
#46
Posted 02 January 2004 - 06:34 PM
i have smoked cigarettes and never felt addicted to them... like i said, i've tried every type of drug, and haven't been addicted to it. yeah, it might be somewhat addictive, but if you don't have that intention in your mind, you won't get addicted. a lot of people do it just cos it looks cool (i.e. being addicts and all that, ooo, i smoke weed, or whatever), just like a lot of people dress like punks just cos it's THE way to dress these days. Yeah, I'm not denying that after 3 years of using a drug you wouldn't be addicted to it, but if you've been taking the stuff for 2 weeks or a month even, you wouldn't be addicted to it, trust me.
#47
Posted 02 January 2004 - 10:53 PM
how come i didn't get addicted then? lol
#48
Posted 02 January 2004 - 11:07 PM
#49
Posted 02 January 2004 - 11:23 PM
And I think Sasun has a drug problem - a classic case...its Hye forum moderatorship...its way going to his head...he can't seem to get enough (meddling)...definatley an addict...and way out of control....
#50
Posted 02 January 2004 - 11:36 PM
This is complext brain chemistry, some will never get addicted, but still nicotine is highly addictive.
#51
Posted 02 January 2004 - 11:44 PM
#52
Posted 05 January 2004 - 08:28 AM
How do yo define a drug addict? Are the men smoking more than 2 packs of cigarettes a day drug addicts? or the Mothers who depressed at 40 taking antidepressivia for the rest of their lives, people who smoke weed everyday because otherwise they can't sleep or just the regular hard drug (heroin cocaine) junkies? And not to forget the alcoholics...
I have to say I did notice that there are a lot of armenians I see smoke excessively, and a lot of middle aged women suffer from depression and take medication. I also see that a lot of these people don't work and have a low education, and they hardly speak dutch. maybe they don't know the concequences, but I can't imagine that. I think a big problem for them is boredom (as mentioned by someone before) and isolation. They seem not to be happy here.
but i'm just guessing.
#53
Posted 05 January 2004 - 10:33 AM
I`m happy that people respond to the topic and I`m also happy that people finally stop attacking me on my words.
Sasun jan, thanks for helping me out so everybody could understand what I meant.
Boghos jan, no hard feelings at all but I need to say that you have a good way of analystic and academic thinking. Though I need to express my worries about the fact that you are so good at analizing my words but that you are not able to understand what I mean.
Davo
#54
Posted 05 January 2004 - 05:14 PM
and usually the physiological aspect of the addiction is overcome sooner than the psychological---really! this is not my opinion, it's the facts, if you look into it you'll see! the one sure thing that can be said about all these substances especially alcohol and illicit drugs is that they can break up relationships, destroy homes and countless lives...so it's not just a "state of mind" or having the "willpower" to quit!!...actually the willpower lies in never trying them in the first place!
#55
Posted 05 January 2004 - 08:38 PM
#56
Posted 05 January 2004 - 11:17 PM
first off i gotta know which "drug" and secondly exactly how frequently you've been using it and over how long... is it a mood altering drug? a psychedelic drug? a depressant? a stimulant? then gotta take a look at your blood chemistry panel and see how your liver enzymes (and other stuff) are holding up...maybe you're a fast metabolizer? don't know??---also, looking at your diet might help too... i can't just give an answer off the top of my head! there's many things influencing addiction...or perhaps you're confusing addiction with tolerance???
#57
Posted 05 January 2004 - 11:22 PM
#58
Posted 05 January 2004 - 11:27 PM
well, certain drugs are very potent when it comes to addiction especailly crack coke!!---let me do some research on that , then i'll get back to you...and just because you od'd once and survived doesn't mean you'll be so lucky next time! take care of yourself dan jan and i will get back to you on this with a more concrete answer....nothing's worth abusing the temple of your soul
#59
Posted 05 January 2004 - 11:30 PM
#60
Posted 05 January 2004 - 11:31 PM
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