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Why Some People Struggle with Addiction and Some Do Not
Medical review by Patricia Salber MD, MBA
The ‘cause’ of addiction is complex and complicated and the ‘cure’ must be as well
When severe substance use disorder or addiction strikes, it often has devastating consequences to individuals, families, and communities across our nation. The recent to attention the opioid epidemic raises the question: why do some people struggle with addiction and some do not?
it is human nature to try to figure out the root cause of the crisis. Unfortunately, the search to find what causes addiction may lead to blaming one source over another. This adds to its stereotype and myth.
What causes addiction?
As a clinician who works with individuals and families who are making the transition from active addiction toward a pathway of wellness and recovery, I am often asked what causes addiction.
Most individuals and family members who are seeking to understand why this is happening to them, and those they love, are earnest and desperate to find answers. Many of them are coping with the loss of sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers who have died from the disease of addiction.
