Originally posted by Steve Zodiac
Do people think some people need to self-medicate to deal with personality disorders, or stress, etc.? Or is there never a valid reason?

No one needs to self medicate, its more a matter of how you perceive things and choose to live your life, and wether or not you can find the balance point that lets you imbibe/deal with whatever it is that necessitates the medicating, while not wrecking other aspects of your life.
Some ppl do quite well drinking and taking drugs, some dont.