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    [OC] Unhappy people are far more likely to take drugs

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    2. CyberSkepticalFruit on

      Does this take into account that cannabis and mushrooms had their classes changed during this period, I’m mainly thinking mushrooms whihc went from class C to A.

    3. CleverNameThing on

      I think this phenomena was already revealed in the rat park study. Glad to see it demonstrated in humans. Here’s a thought: let’s stop criminalizing drug use.

    4. CyberSkepticalFruit on

      Your last slide claims that drugs are a low income “thing” but your own results show that it more accurate to say there is a dip between those earning ~£30-50K, with those earning more are just as likely if not more likely to use certain drugs then those earning under £20k.

    5. Trimax42 on

      Now the question is, are people using drugs because they are unhappy, are they unhappy because they use drugs or (as I would guess) is it a mixture of both.

    7. voxpopper on

      What is being classified as “drugs”? Alcohol, Adderall? Zoloft? GLP-1 antagonists?
      I presume you mean illegal or illicit substances.

      Also, can you point me to data source for National average?
      thx

    9. Effective_Image_86 on

      I wonder if the second picture speaks to the younger generation being more open about drugs than the previous, rather than actually doing more drugs

    10. Marchello_E on

      That stuff just causes a feedback loop. At some point correlation becomes causal.

      Something to think about: Same will happen when people who use social media for “the likes” stop using it (Like for example, out of principle because it requires ID for age purposes) and get dopamine withdrawal. Be aware / take care when finding yourself replacing it with an alternative.

    11. Tripton1 on

      I looked at every chart before noticing the pound sterling symbol and realizing that none of this means anything on this side of the pond. Lol

      Easy to understand though.

    12. Amerlan on

      The fact that people with high happiness use more than medium is an interesting bit that shouldn’t be ignored.

    13. epanek on

      Counterpoint taking drugs brings new meaning for how happy Is happy exactly and exposing that our lives are usually quite poor.

    15. Appropriate_Mixer on

      I would like to see this for the US. I feel like some things would be different

    19. RX3000 on

      Now do the data on grass being green & the sky being blue please. I need a chart to show me 🤣

    21. roger_enright on

      It’s missing alcohol. The largest drug of abuse is excluded from the data? For real?

    22. TheAstroidIsComing on

      Another vague win for LSD…happy and miserable people alike seem to be using it.

      Best drug ever.

    24. TheAstroidIsComing on

      There were some of us who assumed that free access to information (via the internet) about the good drugs such as LSD and Mushrooms would have seen a massive upsurge in their use.

      There was a phase online around 2010 when everyone was on about Ayahuasca and the psychedelic revolution.

      It seems to have passed. Which for those who believe in those drugs and their power to transform individuals and society in positive ways is disappointing.

      The new opiate of the masses: smartphones.

    26. mxred420 on

      I take issue with your graph summaries.

      >unhappy people are far more likely to take drugs

      From the outset, the correlation youre drawing this from isnt consistent. Amphetamines make no impact and ecstasy use has a positive correlation.
      But the data shows only that – correlations. The relationship between drugs and happiness could be inverted, in that drugs make people unhappier. Or perhaps its a spurious connection; dont inflate the meaning of the data.

      >drugs look easier to find

      The data doesnt like that to me. The “dont know” group seems to increase but you need to calculate statistical differences in the response changes to make this sort of claim scientifically. Also, its weird to have such a stark range in responses, either “impossible” or “really easy”; there really should be intermediates like “likely” or probably not”.

      >Drugs are kind of a low income thing

      False again, as the data shows that some drugs are correlated with the highest salaries. Perhaps individuals with incomes are more likely to be surrounded by drugs. The way you phrase this make it seem like poor people are seeking out drugs more.

      There are so many societal factors and research limitations that youre neglecting by presenting with such claims. The data is great, but dont aggrandise.

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