Just more liberal statistics.
Wouldn't that same philosophy apply here? So even if they are in denial over there, they also are over here too, which would make the difference in statistics roughly the same.
Just more liberal statistics.
AKA statistics that go against your point....
Not true. It doesn't take very long for them to realize they are addicted - the first time they try to stop taking it and can't.
You do have a point that some addicts would rather hide their addiction than sign up for a program that forces them to admit it. However, I think that the cost of illegal (versus legal) drugs and the attendant criminal justice problems would convice most addicts to enter a program that gave them easy, legal and inexpensive access to the drug they need by a doctor's prescription.
Drug addiction was handled by doctor's prescription until about 50 years ago. The addiction rate was a fraction of what it is today, and there was far less crime associated with it. No formal program was involved. The addict simply went to a doctor, explained his problem, and got the prescription he needed. The doctor would write the prescription and write the word "addict" on it to signal the pharmacist why the addicting drug was being prescribed.