A dangerous time
Many people have addictive personalities and don’t even realize it. There are many kinds of addiction, but several of the types are not deemed to be a problem to society. For example, there are “work-a-holics” that just can’t relax; they have to keep busy doing something productive all of the time. A vacation where they are forced to relax drives them crazy! That kind of addiction may cause a problem for the addicts family, but not to society in general; that kind of addiction does not normally lead to crime and/or violence!
Because the economy is in such a bad spot right now, I think that more people are going to be turning to drugs and alcohol as a stress relief mechanism. This is going to be a problem in the long run because it is going to generate a lot more addicts that will be in need of alcohol rehab or a drug treatment program down the road. And before these people realize that they need help a lot of families will be destroyed because of the addiction problems. Yes, we live in a dangerous time, that is for sure!