I think your time to study is long overdue.  People studied her "no doubt"?  There is lots of doubt.  Obviously people who know about the psychology of addiction aren't doing anything or something constructive would be being done, here in Eugene.  All we have is people without expertise or knowledge offering excuses.

If you are going to save your sympathy for other types of victims, you could at least spare victims of our culture your lack of sympathy and lack of empathy for them.  No need to sneer at those less fortunate than you are.