Drugging oneself into an altered state of consciousness (or in the case of a week long meth binge, horrible hallucinations) because you prefer that to reality.
For a point of comparison, a happy, well adjusted person isn't going to have a fantastic day indulging in their favorite hobby with great friends, have a joy filled meal with their happy family, and then curl up with their spouse to watch a beautiful sunset and think to themself "You know what, I'd love to drug myself into a stupor to forget today".
People with horrible lives and a metric ton of trauma? THAT is much more appealing to disassociate from.
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