Seraph, though it may well be true that drug dealers are selfish, I don't think that label, or any labels really, are gonna be much help in dealing with the problem.
Drug users need to be helped on the physiological level as well as psychological. These addictions, even behavior ones like gambling, have strong chemical bases. I agree with you that people will look for someone to blame. But I think that the screwedupness or imbalances of our whole society is to blame. For example, why do people become drug dealers? I've heard that it's to support their family! I'm making a joke but I do think the financial imbalances create a lot of fear and desperation in people. And then people take desperate measures. On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:51 PM, "s3raph...@yahoo.com" <s3raph...@yahoo.com> wrote: Re "There was a mad rush to find the dealers who sold him the drug.": My thoughts exactly. If the pusher is caught he's going to have the book thrown at him. Prepare yourself for some cringe-making playing to the gallery in the court as the dealer is cast as the scum of the earth. Hoffman was a fully-paid-up adult and has to take responsibility for his own actions. What led him to addiction can only be known by his close family and friends and I'm not in the business of judging his choices (though his now not being there for his children is the real tragedy). One psychologist who specialised in drug users came to the conclusion that those who allow drugs to dominate their lives are essentially *selfish*. Although that sounds simplistic and "judgemental" it has the ring of truth to it as far as I'm concerned. I first seriously noticed Hoffman in The Talented Mr. Ripley which remains one of my very favourite modern films. Playing an obnoxious Yank abroad he dominated every scene he appeared in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq462kfFKI8
