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Originally Posted by jon1856
You still have your copy of The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV?
IMHO, I did not deny the difference between Cocaine Dependence and Cocaine Abuse. And if the perception is that I did, I am sorry
I just pointed out that the end can be the same.
And in truth, I would follow the advice of a professional over one who just took a class. And I did have a long conversation with Mom about this.
At this point, believe and do what you wish to.
There is very little you can say to change my POV on this matter.
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No, you just tried to say there were no casual users. Which amounts to the same thing. The end can indeed be the same, but you won't reach the casual users by only attacking addiction so you NEED to make these distinctions.
I was never trying to change your POV, you started this side conversation and I'm not recommending anything that mental health professionals aren't doing or teaching.
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Originally Posted by jon1856
Very good point.
Another way of looking at it is Abuse VS Dependence.
Neither one, IMHO, is all to healthy.
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So why the need to jump in and correct me?
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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl
Casual users wouldn't consider their use to be abuse.
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Yeah, it's difficult to reconcile mental health terminology with people's views on their own actions. Since the drug is illegal it's technically abuse no matter what, it's also probably a dangerous enough drug that any use would equal abuse. (Even most alcoholics don't see themselves as alcoholic. Why? Because in their mind alcoholics are 40 something white men who walk down the street scruffy with a brown paper bag in their hands.) College students won't see themselves as abusers because they're not addicts.
Again, I think that SDSU needs to do way more outreach to work toward's solving the problem.