Addicts are like drunks you can't trust them with anything and they can ruin the lives of those around them so I can understand the frustration in dealing with them; however, blaming the substance that is abused rather than the abuser is like blaming guns for murder (Oh wait morons do that too). I have a different take on addicts - let them have all they want, but if they OD treat them ONLY if they can pay (up front) for the treatment. Otherwise let them live or die as fate would have it.
While I certainly agree with your tag line, your definition of addiction paints with broad strokes. Here is my question for you and the other physician (who has not identified what kind of medicine practiced) ... what is the definition of addiction?