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When stubborn people change their minds....
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I have been persistent in discussions with my parents for years with regard to my stance on drug use/abuse and public policy. My family has an open-door policy when it comes to discussions about personal opinions; my parents have always encouraged independent study and thought. I believe the harm-reduction model of treating drug abuse and addiction is superior to the prohibition/abstinence model for a number of reasons most of you are already familiar with. My mother is a psychologist who has worked in the addiction-recovery field for the last several years and today she finally admitted to me that she is considering implementing the harm-reduction policy in her treatment of drug addicts as a result of the increasingly-reduced rates of successful abstinence; in other words, drug addicts appear to be less successful at abstaining than they once were, or else a much greater number are receiving attention for their problems.

She has of course always been concerned about my own drug (ab)use and and addiction and proposed today that I try the harm-reduction model as a way of coping with my addiction without sacrificing success in graduate school. We didn't get into much detail, but I am interested in extending this discussion with her. I believe there could be a lot of productive discussion and that the harm-reduction model may in fact be able to help me reduce and limit my drug use so that I can accomplish all of the various things I want to accomplish, rather than just accomplishing one a time (getting really high or working really hard, which have been my two modes of operation which typically do not overlap, unless amphetamines are involved).

Anyway my parents have always seemed quite stubborn with regard to their opinions and I am glad to see the same lightbulbs turning on in their heads that have turned on in mine. Hopefully my dad will be open-minded; my mom said she hasn't talked to him about it yet. Obviously they have no control over what I do as I am a grown, independent adult, but I am also interested in reducing my drug use and believe that collaborating with 3rd parties who have my best interests at heart may help me in doing so. Since the government will not play that role, perhaps my family will.

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Re: When stubborn people change their minds.... [Re: morrowasted]
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im always trying to push my dad out of his comfort zone cause if i don't, he will just be such a creature of habit it's not even funny. he's very open minded about drugs and all that...chill dude, just doesn't like to try new things. the other day though i got him to chant 'ommm' i thought that was definitely a +1

if parents can see eye to eye with you about drugs that can definitely be a huge advantage and make managing substance use easier...for instance my mom and i recently agreed to quit coffee together and that helped a lot. but it doesn't always happen so sometimes you just gotta handle it either way.


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Re: When stubborn people change their minds.... [Re: g00ru]
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I noticed you said they have no control over you and your a independent adult but you would like your family to pay. I'm pleased that you have identified you have a problem and need help ,that's the first step to a solution but if you want to be seen as a independent adult you have to act like one .

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Re: When stubborn people change their minds.... [Re: mandrax360]
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mandrax360 said:
I noticed you said they have no control over you and your a independent adult but you would like your family to pay. I'm pleased that you have identified you have a problem and need help ,that's the first step to a solution but if you want to be seen as a independent adult you have to act like one .


Pay for what? I don't understand.

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