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tweet by Johann Hari: The core of addiction is not wanting to be present in life, because pour life is too painful a place to be. This is why imposing more pain or punishment on a person with an addiction problem actually makes their addiction worse.

    • CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I think you misread. I was saying that the idea of solving the drug problem by going after the supply is flawed because it’s never been successful.