[Lazamataz]

Serious drug addiction victims feel intense emotional pain worse than life itself. The drug stops the pain. Their immediate choice is between suicide and a drug.

This, in a sentence, explains addiction perfectly.

It is a brilliant observation.

Drugs are a symptom, only.

The 12 steps go to the root of the problem.

[Nifster]

Drugs and alcohol were but a symptom......

We are childish.....grandiose with an inferiority complex.....