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Most People With Addiction Grow Out of It (2014)

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

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3
submitters
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observed span
2019–2024
peak thread · 125 comments
168 pts
latest 20+ return · 2024-02-17
133 pts

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2007–2026

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I think articles like this are dangerous to us addicts cause it solidifies the "this is just a phase" mentality that many of us have. They sampled 42,000 people, but how many others had to die, have their lives ruined, or ever worst, hurt someone they loved or end up in prison because of their addiction? YES I'm sure some of us can quit on our own or can "grow out" of our addiction if we don't end up dead…

This is why harm reduction is absolutely crucial. A lot of people will recover on their own given time, but you can't recover if you're dead. A moralistic model based primarily or solely on abstinence-based recovery fails addicts, their families and society.

I found no mention of "nicotine", "tobacco", nor "smoking" in the article. From at least my family / friends / neighbors experience, "growing out" does not apply to smoking cigarettes.

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2

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306

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2019-01-27Most People With Addiction Grow Out of It (2014)First breakout · Best threaddedalus168125
2022-12-28Most People with Addiction Simply Grow Out of It. Why Is This Widely Denied?jseliger51
2024-02-17Most people with addiction simply grow out of it (2014)Latest 20+ point returnjseliger133108