It's a famous story/finding. Vietnam soldiers who were actively addicted to heroin and came back to the States simply stopped. http://jamesclear.com/heroin-hab

It's a famous story/finding. Vietnam soldiers who were actively addicted to heroin and came back to the States simply stopped. http://jamesclear.com/heroin-habits http://jamesclear.com/heroin-habits Obviously you can only become addicted to what is available and opiates are being made available through prescription. But the fact that so many people are susceptible to addiction is a completely different problem. The huge social changes of 19th century led to the same problem with alcohol. And well meaning activists did try to solve it by banning alcohol. Prohibition did work to some extent. But what really made a difference was an improvement in people's lives, a change in the environment for the better: more rooted, connected communities, less financial stress, migrant work, etc. Drug addicts are addicts because of their environment first and drugs second. (Some genetic disposition exists as well, of course.)