Originally Posted by
Plug Drugs
A system could be devised that prevents addiction. Say, you wanted to use opiates recreationally. First, you'd have to take a class on safe use. Then, you'd have to go to a designated recreational drug center where they keep tabs on how much you're taking, and give you fair warning when they think you're approaching "addiction".
A person with the right willpower can use opiates recreationally only once a week or a few times a month, and not feel addicted. "Addiction" happens when people use drugs to fill in the broken parts of their real life.
When I first started using opiates, I had a bottle of tylenol 3 with codeine. I was 13, and loving life. I didn't find it difficult to only take it once in a while; in fact that bottle of 30 t3s lasted me 3-4 months