Questão 3171316

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Oasis-metaphor of addiction

Addiction as a phenomenon may be imagined by the following scenario. Picture some poor and thirsty itinerant soul wandering barefoot through some scorching hot desert. Every now and then he rejoices when he comes across an oasis at which he may rest for a while and stock up on water. After he has regained his strength, he once again sets off into the desolate heat and will once again endure the same challenging conditions that he has grown familiar with.

With justification one may conclude that this person is not at all free by any meaningful sense of the word. Indeed, the drifter is forced to devote virtually all of his resources into staying alive – for example, he must spend nearly all of his time and energy in locating a new life-saving oasis.

This is pretty much the fate of the addict, although of course addiction comes in many different kinds and degrees of severity. Concerning the most severe forms of addictions, the addict is completely absorbed (or enslaved) by the accompanying maintenance obligations.

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