I've not read every post but, I cant recall reading anyone saying anything about addiction...
some folks have a chink in the armour upstairs that manifests itself in destructive tendencies.....beer, gear, fags, exercise, fighting, fooking folk over, ...all sorts of shit that keeps them from dealing with the shit that makes them unhappy, some folk use this stuff as a quick fix, same as stuffing your chops with cake and steak.......
its not a choice for some, if that means some don't take you SERIOUS, then tough titty, they've normally got bigger fish to fry than what some skinny cnut in a for