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As a former addict with tons of addict friends, the candy part is spot on. Not sure why but addicts consume a lot of candy
Well, as someone who pretty much always returned to the army drunk and high, I can't say it's wrong.
However, do you know who else consumes a lot of candy? 20-year old kids stuck in the army doing physically demanding shit all the time.
Quite a lot of my life I've hung around weed smokers and other addicts as well. The amount of candy consumed in the army was significantly higher in my opinion.
People doing lots of drugs are probably trying to escape from something or otherwise self-medicate without realizing it (unless they're "psychonauts", and even then, they might still be running from something). I dunno about you, but eating candy makes me feel good (yanno, until it doesn't). Makes the pain go away.
Just something I've been thinking about after recently discovering the "trans people love weed" stereotype. As a trans person who loves weed, why? Well, it's less dangerous than heroin or alcohol but still numbs the existential pain of being trapped in a body that doesn't feel like it fits. I figure most people who consume drugs habitually probably do the same.
Very much this. I eat sweets mostly not because I like the taste, although sometimes it is, but because it helps feel somewhat better when everything is depressing