One of the big mistakes society makes is that we think we can can use scare tactics. Sorry, we can't scare an addiction. We also can't reason with an addiction and we sure as hell can't run and hide from it either. It's just too powerful. We need help.
Here, maybe Rafiki can explain things better than I can. There's a powerful message right here in a childrens movie that a lot of us missed.
YouTube - The Best of Rafiki- The Lion King