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Question
Can you trust a recovered drug addict?
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Sometimes you can trust a recovered drug addict, it depends.

Lumping all recovered drug addicts together leads to faulty generalizations. Some of them can be trusted and some can’t. It’s not fair to write them all off as liars, and so it’s up to individuals to judge the trustworthiness of each, individual recovered addict they encounter.

Supporting arguments · 3

  1. Some people don't relapse once they've recovered, so they can be trusted
    There are some people that don’t relapse after they have recovered because they have gained control of their addiction. Having control over their addiction makes them trustworthy, as they are not being controlled by it anymore.
  2. Trust can actually be part of the recovery process
    Drug addicts are people, and all people are different. In order for an addict to have the best chance at recovery, it is often essential that their friends and family members trust them.
  3. Not all addicts are the same
    Drug addiction comes in many shapes and sizes; you should not assume that all drug addicts were dishonest or lied to support their habit