A newly released animated video from a group called In a Nutshell (Kurzgesagt in the group’s home country of Germany) challenges what is often our first instinct when it comes to drug abuse — to blame the user and/or the addictive qualities of the substance.
Rather, the video argues that one’s environment and ability to form connections with other people play a much greater role than the chemicals in substances themselves, as evidenced by some early 20th century experiments and other studies throughout the past several decades.
Check out the video below. It’s worth a watch for anyone in the community health and substance abuse prevention fields.
Twin Cities Public Health 