Drug Addiction: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: Is it possible that boredom can be one of the highest causes of alcoholism and, drug addiction?

(Posted by: ARTY on 2010-06-12 09:44:08)

Posted by: Katie on 2010-06-12, 09:45:24

It could. But it can also be caused from stress, or things just not going right, etc.

Posted by: Invisible on 2010-06-12, 09:45:33

Yes. I know my mother drinks because she is bored

Posted by: EMOLOVE(: on 2010-06-12, 09:51:54

Yes, My dads an alcoholic..no job...

Posted by: Mister-E - mystery! on 2010-06-12, 09:53:52

Maybe? I'm bored and it often leads to depression. Sometimes people do things wrong but they don't really want they outcome to happen. E.g. I took some Paracetamol once, not an overdose just unnecessarily having it, hoping it would do something wrong to me because I wanted some relief from depression/ boredom. After I took it, I was feeling some discomfort inside and then I actually thought I was on the road to death and that feeling gave me really bad shivers and panic! REally in my mind I wanted to cause self-harm. So sometime people may turn to the alcohol and drug addiction just to cause some pain. I hope that kind of links in with your questions, I've just written a whole load and re-read your question. But because Its taken me ages to write this I might as well just submit it. Hope it helps.

Posted by: cornflake#1 on 2010-06-12, 10:43:20

Boredom is a symptom, not the cause. I don't know about you, but I can haul my front door open and look out at a whole load of things that need to be changed. In my experience, no society is perfect - there are always some things - small things - that can be tackled, and will make a noticable difference to your own and other people's world. For one or two hours, you may feel good, but in the long-run, alcohol and drugs don't solve anything. They don't add anything positive to your life The solution would be to find something productive to do - preferably as part of a group