The public thinks addicts are just dirty junkies living in an alleyway shooting up with used needles, the discourse around them has not changed at all since the 80's and the methods to treat addicts are still based around bunk 12 step programs and a lot of pseudoscience, it's really disheartening.
Very weird to work a liquor store after quitting drinking. I got to joke and entertain regulars but they were all alkies. I normally had the evening shift which was rough for some reasons but the day shift sucked. Super boring and the more desperate alcoholics came in there. Sure there's functioning alcoholics but at my store they were mainly college kids and hipsters. Over 30 was lesser functional alkies. It was a good deterrent from the bottle. Even if I got high a lot.
The public thinks addicts are just dirty junkies living in an alleyway shooting up with used needles, the discourse around them has not changed at all since the 80's and the methods to treat addicts are still based around bunk 12 step programs and a lot of pseudoscience, it's really disheartening.
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So many functioning alcoholics out there too are addicts it's just that the booze hasn't interrupted their lives enough yet.
Very weird to work a liquor store after quitting drinking. I got to joke and entertain regulars but they were all alkies. I normally had the evening shift which was rough for some reasons but the day shift sucked. Super boring and the more desperate alcoholics came in there. Sure there's functioning alcoholics but at my store they were mainly college kids and hipsters. Over 30 was lesser functional alkies. It was a good deterrent from the bottle. Even if I got high a lot.