Is Our Addicts Learning?

Another untimely celebrity death, another lecture:

The nation’s top drug-policy enforcer told CBS that this type of drug use affects a “huge number” of people throughout the country and causes deaths in “very, very high numbers.”

“They’re coming right out of our medicine cabinets and yet these drugs are as addictive and dangerous as any other drug,” he added.

Kerlikowske said that Houston’s struggles with substance abuse highlight the fact that the issue spans all demographics and socioeconomic barriers.
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“We can use this a moment to help people understand and remember that there are literally billions of Americans suffering from this problem,” he said.

So much for the lack of availibility. But isn't the real problem here a lack of personal responsibility?