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why is alcohol the only addiction that's named like an ideology (hexbear.net)

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we don't say "cocainism"

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

in addition to the very good answers itt, a lot of alcoholics have a real hangup about being called or associating with addicts which is actually part of the back story of Narcotics Anonymous as a separate fellowship

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