The Metabolic Costs Of Self Medication
Every drug we take, whether legal or not, taxes the body.
5 min readDec 22, 2021
Years ago, I struggled with addiction. I wasn’t into alcohol like other people I knew. I had tried beer and some booze and I hated the way I felt after I drank. I didn’t see the point of drinking to feel tipsy or drunk only to feel terrible the next day. I had my last drink sometime in 2002.