Narconon Blog
LONELINESS
Loneliness and Sadness – How Hard Times can Lead to Addiction
When looking at what causes addiction, we almost always must look into the past. This is because most people use drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism for a problem they could not solve back then, a problem that they cannot solve now either.
Addiction and Loneliness
The drug addiction problem in our country continues to grow, and as it does, our efforts to understand it increase in tandem. There is new data, new research, and new conclusions that link opioid addiction to loneliness.