You would be surprised at the percentage of drug addicts that never "chose" to become addicts. Many of them were in car accidents, workplace accidents, injured in combat etc. and were on prescription medication for their injuries. Prescription pain medication is dangerously addictive and many people become addicted while being treated for real injuries. When the prescriptions stop getting refilled, they turn to other street drugs to fuel the physical addiction they now have. Don't be so judgmental until you do a little research on the causes of drug addiction.