Yes, exactly. It's an escape from some unfortunate event, even in our own military, with post-traumatic stress, so it's very important that we approach those things with an open mind. As well, what we've done with mental health over the last 10 years has been phenomenal. We don't actually need to ask why there's addiction, but why there's pain.
On December 2nd, 2013. See this statement in context.