...and medical treatments or genetic research is of no use in improving my decision making skills.
The more information you have, the better decisions you can make. Again, understanding a thing like addiction does not remove personal responsibility.
I agree. Getting the knowledge out there that if you drive drunk and kill someone you will go to jail for a long time will help people with their decision making process. And I agree that understanding addiction does not remove responsibility. But many people do try to use addiction knowledge for escaping the consequences. The judge in this story didn't buy it.