Addiction itself is the problem that humanity itself has.
There is food addicts, aquaholics, drug addicts, adrenaline junkies everywhere.
I would venture to say 90% of the human race is addicted to SOMETHING, we get cranky and irritable without it. Our body develops a dependency on it.
I myself am a recovering food addict, check out my 72lbs in 72 days experiment for more info.
Great article adil, with some great discussion flowing from it.