What is this overlooked aspect of addiction? It is the fact that the addict’s drug of choice is not, as we would think, his or her problem; it’s a solution. Yes, it sounds strange. So we’ll say it again. For an addict, his or her drug of choice is not a problem but a solution. If it were their problem, they would eventually give it up. But because it is their solution—as a matter of fact, their only solution—they haven’t any real choice of going without it.
