"It just felt like something that could hit anyone" That's why addiction is a problem. Once the central nervous system is compromised by addictive substances,

"It just felt like something that could hit anyone" That's why addiction is a problem. Once the central nervous system is compromised by addictive substances, it's no longer only a matter of personal life choices. It does not matter whether the addiction was started by a leisurely experimentation or by a medicine prescribed by a doctor.