As dislocation/misattunment/dysregulation increases, we will likely see more addiction because it is an outgrowth of society. Addiction happens as we become more disconnected from our purpose, nature, culture, and each other

Alexander, the researcher of the Rat Park experiments, argues..that addiction stems from an increasingly dislocated capitalist society—not from medical pathology.. addiction is a direct or indirect outgrowth of society; humans are becoming increasingly addicted not because some mutant addict gene is flooding the pool or because alcohol or addictive chemicals and behaviors are increasingly available, but because we are becoming more disconnected from our purpose, nature, culture, and each other (View Highlight)