As with any phenomenon, I don't buy a single-cause explanation. It's way too pat.
What about substitutes? Has anyone tried to demonstrate that OxyContin addiction, for example, might not have been heroin addiction if OxyContin wasn't available? Would people in chronic pain not pursue illegal solutions if legal ones weren't available to them?
What about substitutes? Has anyone tried to demonstrate that OxyContin addiction, for example, might not have been heroin addiction if OxyContin wasn't available? Would people in chronic pain not pursue illegal solutions if legal ones weren't available to them?