Dear @masterwritter,

You truly put your heart into this post! There are many subjects that fascinate me in my field, psychology, and addiction is one of them. You have managed to succinctly and efficiently cover a lot here :); I particularly liked the section you discussed the reasons why people resort to drugs.

In a society which increasingly sees drugs as the answer to all physical problems

This is really an unfortunate reality. We actually have a term for it in psychology A Rational Choice Model of Addiction, and the pity with such cases is that they are harder to cure, because these individuals believe their lives are better under the addiction. So, they refuse to cooperate during treatment.

Also, I found interesting how you pointed out affluence as one of the reasons that may drive people to drug use. Oh, aren't humans SO very complex? When things are hard we resort to drugs to ease the pain. When things are good, we resort to drugs because we get bored!

Thank you for this great afternoon reading :)
Have a great weekend ahead! :*