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Message: [QUOTE="DetroitJimmy, post: 1716147, member: 29987"] I totally agree. My dad is a gambling addict and I have been known to use some milder drugs that I find somewhat addicting. I have addictive personality, but never try to gamble when I play poker. IMO the brainwashing in 12 step programs is needed in some people to keep them from destroying their lives. It is needed for heroin, meth, crack, benzo's, alcohol and other hard stuff. Sometimes they might just go out for one drink then it leads them back to square one. So they must avoid all drugs(according to AA) even if in severe pain as any opiate can send them into relapse. I have been to drug rehab for weed though and that's just a joke. IMO it works far better(for me) than the psych meds they try to put me on. At least the side effects are mild. An addict of a harder drug MIGHT use weed and send them into relapse for heroin or alcohol abuse. I didn't find that the case for me. I did some dabbling in many of these drugs on the list and always find weed to keep me from getting hooked on them. The older I get, the less I dabble. That's just me though and everyone is different. Soon it will be medicine(medical marijuana) instead of abuse so I'm happy without having all the stigma surrounding me. The same is true for a gambling addict. A true addict that is spending more than he can afford needs to be brainwashed to thinking poker is luck sometimes. If gambling ruins their life then this may be a good idea. Personally though I think as long as one has the money, who cares? Also my father has dabbled in drugs and not found them nearly effective as gambling. I am the opposite. I don't gamble, I play poker to the best of my ability. No casino games or lottery for me(except occasional raffle or sumpin). Although I smoke everyday, it isn't ruining my life and keeps my bi-polar at bay. Some may call me an addict. I would have many years ago. too me this would be almost as bad as calling a diabetic an "insulin junkie." Wouldn't go so far as to say the physical side of missing our medicine would be the same, but the outcome would be the same, possible death. Anyway I'm getting off-topic here so I'll leave it at that. [/QUOTE]

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