Yes, your observations resonate well with me and I agree with your perspectives on addiction. From my perspectives they happen due to biochemical imbalances as I explained in a previous story explaining the deltafosb concept.

https://medium.com/sensible-biohacking-transhumanism/what-deltafosb-is-and-why-it-matters-in-solving-addiction-problems-624bbfdcd849

I like your approach to addiction and enjoyed your story about 12 step program.