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Most of them, OCD, the rehab and drug enforcement industry, I was trying to get you to ponder the concept of addiction. Saying what I said so bluntly is like telling a Christian that Jesus died 2000 years ago and he ain't coming back. I couldn't just dump that on you.

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What you don't understand is that addiction is actually a symptom of another illness and doctors would like to get rid of the concept of addiction, but they can't because it'd collapse a billion dollar industry, turn the DEA and the rest of the government against them, and they'd never hear the end of it from the lay people. "Preoccupation and duration of use" are fuzzy weasel words without any clear definition tacked on to this criteria simply to appease us wall-eyed villagers.

I was seriously asking. Judging by your reaction though, I assume it doesn't give a number. Probably because it doesn't really factor into the diagnosis at all. The core of the diagnosis will be based on how much it affects your health and happiness.

I think 21 is age in Canada too. It might be in the rest of the commonwealth also.

Woke to the average person who isn't terminally online means "Why did Maruchan change the name of Oriental ramen to Soy? Must have something to do with that whole woke thing."

Why is 18 still a thing? You can't even buy cigarettes at 18 today.

That's interesting. How many times does the DSM-5 say you can gamble before you have an addiction?

I don't know. Bad word of mouth can severely harm a product I think. So they should really care if there are millions of people who absolutely despise them.

By the way, completely unrelated, don't use Wix if you're making a website. It's awful. Also, I heard it was mentioned in the Epstein Files. Could be untrue but just to be safe don't use Wix if you don't want you and your website to be linked to Jefferey Epstein. Wix, the child predator's choice. Allegedly.

I’m not trolling. I’m trying to get you to think about what you’re saying. I’m hoping if you do, you’ll realize that doctors have to base their diagnosis on “I want to stop but I can’t” and that’s all. Unless it’s something like drinking or drugs that can kill you or harm others, they can’t help some one who says they don’t have a problem.

It's not a gotcha. It's more of the Socratic method.

Yes I read your comment. So if a man is compelled to murder two hobos a month and can't break the habit, that would not be a strong indication of an addiction?