Possession and use of illegal drugs carry harsh penalties in Japan if an individual is apprehended by authorities. These severe legal restrictions stigmatize drug use while failing to eliminate narcotics from Japan. This makes individual efforts to take on recovery difficult, as admissions of past use are often met with fear and disdain. Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center (DARC) is a Japanese organization that helps individuals work a program based on Narcotics Anonymous (NA), while providing members a place to spend their days free from temptation or judgment. Underestimated in this program is how DARC members drug use is often a symptomatic response to interpersonal trauma and struggles to meet societal expectations of success. I argue here that an NA influenced approach to recovery, typically the only option available to those seeking help in Japan, struggles to acknowledge contextual and societal factors that motivated members to begin using drugs. In doing so, I show the necessity for comprehensive change to the ways in which Japan understands, perceives, and treats those labeled as addicts.

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症状性创伤：日本、吸毒成瘾和治疗限制

如果个人被当局逮捕，持有和使用非法药物在日本会受到严厉的处罚。这些严厉的法律限制使吸毒成为污名，同时未能消除日本的麻醉品。这使得个人恢复的努力变得困难，因为承认过去的使用往往会遭到恐惧和蔑视。吸毒成瘾康复中心 (DARC) 是一家日本组织，帮助个人开展基于麻醉品匿名 (NA) 的计划，同时为会员提供一个不受诱惑或评判的地方。在该计划中被低估的是 DARC 成员吸毒通常是对人际创伤的症状反应，并努力满足社会对成功的期望。我在这里争辩说，NA 影响了恢复方法，通常是那些在日本寻求帮助的人唯一可用的选择，很难承认促使成员开始使用毒品的背景和社会因素。通过这样做，我表明有必要全面改变日本理解、感知和对待那些被贴上瘾君子标签的人的方式。