I had a drug and drinking problem in my 20s and the cause of it was just me dealing with unresolved childhood trauma from an abusive parent and years of bullyin

I had a drug and drinking problem in my 20s and the cause of it was just me dealing with unresolved childhood trauma from an abusive parent and years of bullying that left me unable to interact with other human beings unless I was drinking. Taking MDMA (and the self reflection and opening up to people) is what finally let me process it and move on with my life and quit taking drugs and drinking and still be able to function like a normal human being, but I want to be clear -- I didn't have a chemical imbalance that MDMA "corrected". I was abused for years and had trauma to deal with because of that, and MDMA just temporarily opened my eyes to a new way of viewing the world that wasn't clouded by that trauma. Thinking of all psychological issues as if they're some innate property of the person and not something that's a consequence of _their environment_ is going to lead to bad results. People see that drug addicts are unhappy and think the drug addiction is causing the unhappiness, but that might be reversing cause and effect. Happy people with satisfying lives don't generally develop debilitating drug addictions, and I think that just making people satisfied with living in a bad environment is a bad solution. It's bad for them as an individual and bad for society. Sometimes the solution for depression and other stuff is to just get your shit together and take control of your life -- and drugs can have a role in getting you off your ass and doing something, but I worry about just pushing them as a long term permanent solution.