Is it possible you have the cause and effect backwards? These people could have highly addictive personalities and were just switching from one drug to another and it’s not the actual drug that’s the issue.

Take the adderall and benzodiazepines out of the equation and they might just as well be using cocaine and barbiturates.

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hapless 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Barbituate withdrawal won’t kill you.

Benzodiazepines, and alcohol, can actually induce death if you withdraw too quickly

	▲	NewsaHackO 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Barbiturate withdrawal can absolutely kill you, as it is the same process of benzodiazepines and alcohol withdrawals. The other issue is that barbiturates themselves can easily kill you due their MOA, and low therapeutic index

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alexgoodhart 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There is no such thing as an addictive personality.

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fc417fc802 6 hours ago | parent [-]

There's approximately three possibilities that could lead to you believing that. Either you haven't formed close relationships with such people (unlikely), you lack the awareness to realize who they are, or you are one yourself and lack the self awareness to recognize the patterns.

	▲	vintermann 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Obviously some people get addiction problems, and obviously some people are more vulnerable to develop them than others, but I can understand the reluctance to ascribe that to their personality. Why can't it be the situation? Even to call it the internal situation if you find no obvious external reasons, is probably healthier than to ascribe to the essence of who you are.