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No one is denying that.
Nope, a shithead becoming more disconnected from reality becomes a bigger shithead every time. The people I knew who became more addicted became worse people. I no longer am friends with any of them except one.
I never once said I hated addicts, and I don't. I pity them and the people in their lives who also suffer due to their addiction. I know multiple people dead from their addictions whose families are damaged for life.
I knew someone who got out of jail early after some felony drugs charges and he learned nothing. He said he was going to try and sell just the right amount to maintain a certain personal supply. I cannot setup myself up for the kind of disappointment that comes with that kind of friendship, so after being very understanding for years, writing letters to him in jail -- I just cut ties. I later learned he became weirder and weirder. An Alex Jones nutbag, when he at least hid it before, if he always was one. The drug use getting worse is not unrelated. It's obvious.