Posted by linkadge on February 3, 2007, at 13:31:59
In reply to Re: Anti-drug jabs given at birth, posted by Quintal on February 3, 2007, at 12:37:12
>Operations are already taking place in some parts >of the world to destroy the part of the addict's >brain involved in pleasure and reward so they feel >no benefit from drugs of abuse.
Are you serious? Is this legal? I can't see this kind of operation not having collateral dammage on the capacity of an individual to experience pleasure.
In addition, how do we know such vaccines won't render the individual completely insensitive to regular pleasure? After all, we're dealing with the same thing, release of chemicals in the reward centres of the brain.
How does the vaccine know the difference between drug mediated pleasure response and natural pleasure response.
Just the thought of creating an individual somehow unable to experience a full range of human emotion scares me.
I think its a pretty dumb idea.
And what about drugs of abuse which are not only legal, but also considered the spice of life. Chocolate, caffine?
What happens if the individual is in love? Will they be sensitive to the natural release of the brain's endogenious amphetamine PEA?
And what about natural, possably healthy addictions? The high a person gets from exercise might be a strong motivator to keep in shape. An obese person who gets no reward from exercise would be less likely to sustain any exercise program.
I think the whole proposition is sick.
Its a person's God given right to get addicted to things.
Linkadge
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