Have you heard of the Rat Park study? It attributed addiction to living conditions (e.g. rats in "Rat Park" had less addicts than rats in laboratory cages) rat

Have you heard of the Rat Park study? It attributed addiction to living conditions (e.g. rats in "Rat Park" had less addicts than rats in laboratory cages) rather than addictive properties of the drug. For humans, I think it goes beyond physical living conditions, and into the mental realm. A perhaps related topic is Attachment Theory [2] which models interpersonal relationships imprinted on children by primary caregivers. With the two income trap shunting child rearing to daycares and schools, the theory would predict less secure attachments in children, leading to various maladies including identity crises and drug abuse. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attachment_theory