I still worry about these types of drugs and their threat towards the human condition. Whether we create a "Soma" type drug from Brave New World which in littl

I still worry about these types of drugs and their threat towards the human condition. Whether we create a "Soma" type drug from Brave New World which in little doses provides enough pleasure to forget our painful addictions, are we actually solving problems or simply inhibiting them so long as the drug is used? Does this now create a new dependency on another drug that can lead to other life ruin? I'm a firm believer in the duality of the world. The pain we go through in terms of alcoholism/anxiety can be life's cruel way of teaching us. In other words, the pain doesn't leave until it's done teaching you(in one way or the other). Having friends and family who coped with alcohol and are extremely anxious, you can see it as both the best and worst thing that has happened to them. To make real change away from alcoholism or anxiety, there's much more work than simply inhibiting the pain or providing more pleasure outweighing it. I believe this is more alongside the self and understanding one's purpose as both of these things are typically "symptoms" of the bigger human condition problem.